Armed US Man Crashes into Chinese Consulate, Fatally Shot by Police
TL;DR
San Francisco police have revealed that Zhanyuan Yang, the man who crashed his car into the Chinese consulate earlier this month, was armed with a crossbow and arrows, as well as a knife. Body camera footage showed Yang swinging the knife at officers before being shot and killed by a police sergeant. The motive behind the attack is still under investigation. The Chinese government condemned the incident, and the San Francisco consulate has been targeted in the past.
- US man who crashed car into Chinese consulate had knife, crossbow: police South China Morning Post
- Driver who crashed into Chinese consulate in San Francisco tried to stab a responding officer before being fatally shot, police say CNN
- Police release footage of Chinese Consulate shooting Associated Press
- SFPD video shows officer fatally shoot man who crashed into Chinese Consulate San Francisco Chronicle
- SFPD: Suspect who crashed into Chinese Consulate was armed with knife, crossbow CBS San Francisco
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