![]() Since the incident in Taipei’s Ximending (西門町) area, the person had been harassing Chiu in a constant “game of cat and mouse,” the comment said. ![]() One of the comments said that more than a year ago, Chiu pulled a gun on an unspecified individual who had been bullying a friend of his. Grow up to be good people, not like your dad,” the post said.Īt about 8pm, the account responded to comments under the post and explained Chiu’s motives for the shootings. The post said that Chiu’s “time is up,” and that his children should take care of themselves and their mother. Hours after the hostage situation, Chinese-language media reported that Chiu’s Facebook account at 7pm posted a photograph of him with his son and daughter. Hsieh said police would begin interrogating witnesses to determine Chiu’s motives and find out how he had obtained a gun. Late on Wednesday, Hsieh said initial evidence suggested the incident stemmed from a dispute between gangs. ![]() He was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at 10:09pm, they added. Hsu’s daughter - who was released first and exited the storefront holding a white flag - told police that Chiu was planning to kill himself, police said.Īfter releasing all four hostages, Chiu walked out of the building and shot himself in the head, police said. However, Hsu refused to help him, and Chiu allegedly shot him three times and then took four people hostage - Hsu’s wife, son and daughter, and an unidentified friend of the family - at a storefront across from the temple, police said.Īfter arriving at the scene at 7:50pm, police engaged in a standoff with Chiu, during which one officer, attending to the injured temple official, was shot in the thigh, police said.Īt 8:50pm, Chiu gradually began releasing the hostages, they said. Chiu then fled to the nearby Bangka Qingshan Temple on Guiyang Street, where he sought to speak with the temple’s vice chairperson, surnamed Hsu (許), Hsieh said.
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