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On Wednesday morning, a normally bustling morning market in Miaoli City turned into a scene of chaos and terror. At around 7 o’clock, witnesses at the Nanmiao Morning Market reported a man brandishing a knife in public and wandering through the crowded stalls, sending shoppers and vendors fleeing in panic. Police rushed to the scene and attempted to subdue the suspect with pepper spray, but the situation quickly spiraled out of control. The man became emotionally unstable and suddenly lunged at the police, slashing one officer in the head. With the crisis escalating, other officers fired two shots, one striking the suspect in the chest, and a stray bullet accidentally injured a civilian nearby. The suspect was later escorted to the hospital, but despite emergency treatment, he ultimately died from his injury. The injured police officer is under observation in the intensive care unit, and the injured bystander has been treated and is out of danger.
- Put the knife down
- You leave
Leave
- Put the knife down
A man wielding a knife ignores orders to put the weapon down. The police officers resort to pepper spray, but the man attacks an officer, slashing his head.
A fellow officer fires two shots. One of them hits the assailant in the chest, but the other strikes the palm of a bystander who had been helping restrain the man.
The police officer’s face is covered in blood. Next to him on the floor is the man in a black jacket who attacked him.
Witness
Saw the scuffle
The police used the pepper spray and then he lost his mind and ran off. He ran past here. The cops told him to back off, but he fell down. Then he took out the knife and attacked them.
Witness
Saw the scuffle
One police officer was chasing after him, and another one was at the front. The one at the front tried to grab him, but the man stabbed him in the head. The three of us helped restrain the attacker.
This scene took place at 7:45 in the morning, at the Mishi Street Market in Miaoli. The commotion started when vendors noticed the man brandishing a knife and called the market manager for help until the police arrived.
Market manager
Nanmiao Morning Market
The fishmonger told me there was a man with a knife. I went to him and asked him “Why are you so angry? Why do you have a knife?” He said, “No, I’m going to kill someone.”
Hsu Wen-ming
Police officer
After we received the report, we rushed to the scene and found the knife-wielding man. We ordered him to drop it, but he refused. Pepper spray was deployed on him, but he continued to hold the knife. He then rushed to an officer and slashed his head. To protect everyone’s safety, two shots were fired.
The assailant, the officer, and the bystander were sent to hospital for emergency treatment. The police officer is 31-year-old Mr. Chu, who sustained two knife wounds to his head and partial skull fractures.
Chou Kuo-chih
ER doctor
We estimate that he lost 500cc to 1,000cc of blood. We also found localized skull fractures. After discussing his case with the medical team, we admitted him to the intensive care unit for observation.
The bystander, Mr. Lo, underwent emergency surgery on his palm and is not in serious condition.
Yu Wen-chung
Miaoli Mayor
We were in the same unit when we did our military service. He’s now a vegetable vender at the market. Perhaps his strong sense of justice is what made him step forward to restrain the suspect alongside two others.
The assailant, who was shot in the chest, was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
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