China News Service, January 8th. According to the US "World Journal" report, at 12:30 noon local time on the 5th, at the entrance of Zhongshan Building on Franklin Street, Oakland, California, USA, a suspect used a flame gun to attack a middle-aged Chinese woman on the head , The Chinese are bloody.
The suspect quickly fled the scene with unknown motives.
Chinese merchants, owners, and the police worked together to provide street surveillance video and arrest the suspect within an hour.
The leader of the Auckland Chinatown community, Chen Xipeng, said on the 6th that the suspect was confirmed by the police as having a mental illness and was not an attempted robbery to injure someone.
The suspect was attacked with a flame gun and shot at the head of the Chinese from behind. Fortunately, the Chinese were not in serious trouble.
The attack on the Chinese on the 5th caused a shock in the Chinese community.
On the same day, at least five witnesses said that they did not see the suspect robbing Chinese property, but suddenly rushed forward to attack, which made people feel baffled.
The community also speculated whether this case was a hate crime against the Chinese.
Chen Xipeng said that the situation of the Chinese victims is stable.
"The police still don’t know how the suspect got the flame gun, nor why the suspect chose to start at the entrance of Zhongshan Building. However, the police investigation found that the suspect did not succeed in the robbery and shot and wounded people with the flame gun, but just randomly launched an attack. ."
Chen Xipeng hopes to prosecute the suspect for a felony in accordance with the law. “You cannot be released soon because the other party is mentally ill and continue to endanger the community. Even if you are not in prison, you should be sent to a treatment facility.