Man takes passer-by hostage in China
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AN UNDERCOVER policewoman ended an hour-long hostage drama in Guangzhou, China, in three seconds.
She fired four shots and killed a robber, who was holding a woman hostage, after distracting him with a bottled drink.
Guangzhou Daily reported that the drama started after the 38-year-old man robbed a man near a train station on Tuesday at about 8pm.
The victim had resisted and the man used a knife to stab him before fleeing.
Police gave chase, but the man grabbed hold of a female passer-by near a bus stop and held her hostage in front of an ATM at about 8.25pm.
He wrapped his left arm around her neck while holding the knife at her throat.
Police cordoned off the area and hostage negotiators tried to talk the man out of harming the woman.
The man said he did not want to harm the hostage, but each time police officers tried to edge closer, he slashed the woman on her arm and leg.
The atmosphere became more tense after an hour of negotiations. The man had become more agitated after his requests for a gun and transportation to Hubei province were refused.
By then, the woman's clothes were soaked in blood.
At 9.25pm, a plainclothes policewoman approached the pair and offered the man a bottled drink after he complained of being thirsty, but threw the bottled drink onto the ground near the man.
The man stepped forward and used his right leg to roll the bottle closer to him.
He then bent down to pick up the bottle and the policewoman seized her chance to draw her gun. She ran forward and fired a shot at the man without hesitation.
The man fell backwards, still holding on to the hostage. The policewoman then fired another three shots at the man at point-blank range, killing him.
The hostage was taken to a nearby hospital. She is in stable condition.
The man was reported to be a thief from Hubei and had been on the run from police there.
The 1.6m-tall policewoman, known only as Ms Xiu, later told Guangzhou Daily that while she had been with the police force for 27 years and had received training as a sniper, this was the first time she had fired a gun at someone.
Force
"We had to use force because we could not guarantee the hostage's safety," Ms Xiu, who is in her 40s, told the newspaper.
"My superiors told me to get a gun from the police van and I loaded it with six rounds and tucked it in my right trouser pocket.
"When he bent down to pick up the bottle, he left part of his right chest exposed. I aimed for that area."
She added: "He was still moving after my first shot, so I moved in and fired another three shots."
"I had only two thoughts in my mind - to ensure the safety of the hostage and to overcome the man."
After making sure the hostage was all right, Ms Xiu handed in her weapon and returned to work at a police station.
When asked if she was worried about accidentally hitting the hostage, she said: "Failure was not an option."
Video captures hostage shooting:
http://multimedia.asiaone.com/Multimedia/News/Story/A1Multimedia20100710-10460.html
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this policewomen is cool, calm and accurate. error or mistake is not an option, if she were to shoot at the hostage instead of the hostage taker. well done.
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why must shoot the guy until he die?
Just 1 shot at him and he collapse on the floor and release the hostage can already what
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Originally posted by Chester_Lim:
why must shoot the guy until he die?
Just 1 shot at him and he collapse on the floor and release the hostage can already what
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
this policewomen is cool, calm and accurate. error or mistake is not an option, if she were to shoot at the hostage instead of the hostage taker. well done.
27 years for a day to make or break her career...luckily she made it.
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Sg can recruit her and send her for the shooting category in the Olympics and help sg claim another gold.
Back to topic, she simply cant miss from that range, 27 years as a sniper.... count that man unlucky.
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kaoz... total 4 rounds for him...
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It takes guts to take a person's life. nightmares every night. If this happened in Singapore, she would have to go thru post trauma counselling, inquiry and lenghty investigation before she can carry a gun again.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
Force
"We had to use force because we could not guarantee the hostage's safety," Ms Xiu, who is in her 40s, told the newspaper.
Use teh force??? Jedi???
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told u alrdy, dun mess with china women. They blow your brains out, either while serving u at the restaurant or in bed.
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Originally posted by Chester_Lim:
why must shoot the guy until he die?
Just 1 shot at him and he collapse on the floor and release the hostage can already what
this is not hollywood....
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Hero or zero? Chinese woman cop criticised for shooting dead hostage taker
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Rest in peace the deceased.
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stompers are always naive
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i think the first shot is good . really,
taken at close range with hostage somemore...could be a diffcult shot to take
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-AgnIHjVAE
somemore after the first shot , the hostage is still with the theif,she could be still in danger..
i think that she took decisive action in this secnario
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Assholes like that should be killed.
Once they violate someone's human rights they forfeit their own.
Besides, he would probably be sentenced to death anyway if that cop didn't kill him.