On Monday night, a man went on a stabbing rampage inside a Walmart supermarket in Shanghai, leaving three people dead and fifteen injured.
A 37-year-old man with the last name Lin was taken into custody by Chinese police at the scene, they said, adding that he had traveled to Shanghai in order to “vent his anger due to a personal economic dispute.” Investigations are still ongoing.
The event took place at a mall in Songjiang, a densely populated area southwest of the city home to several universities.
The three fatalities, according to the police, passed away from their wounds in the hospital. Given that the other individuals “did not sustain life-threatening wounds,” it is believed that they are not in danger.
It is thought that the other people are safe because they “did not sustain life-threatening wounds.” Further investigations are continuing.
The incident took place at a shopping mall in Songjiang, a densely populated district in the city’s south-west, which is also home to several universities.
Police said the three people who died succumbed to their injuries at hospital. The others “did not sustain life-threatening wounds” and are not believed to be in danger.
