Wife of Chinese police officer shot dead by schizophrenic leaps to her death
Woman jumps from hotel after husband killed by shotgun-toting man the day before
The wife of a policeman who was shot dead by a schizophrenic man leaped to her death in Hebei province on Wednesday – a day after losing her husband, China News Service reported.
The wife of officer Xue Yongqing jumped to her death from the sixth floor of the Jin En Hotel at about 4am.
Xue was among 20 officers responding to a shooting in Suning county, on Tuesday, Liu Shuangrui, 55, used a double-barrelled shotgun to attack his neighbours, killing two and injuring three others, before police arrived.
Liu was hiding in the dark when officers surrounded him and exchanged gunfire. Xue and one other officer were killed and two others were injured.
Liu was later found dead inside his home. It is unclear whether he committed suicide or was shot by police.
A statement from the public security bureau said the relatives of the slain officers had suffered “unimaginable” pain. Shootings are relatively rare on the mainland as gun ownership is outlawed.
