2019 Zaoyang car attack

On 22 March 2019, a man deliberately drove his car into pedestrians in Zaoyang, Hubei, China, killing six people. Police shot him dead. The driver was later identified as 44-year-old Cui Lidong who was known to police as a previous offender. He is said to have carried daggers in his car at the time, and had wounded his wife and daughter at home shortly before the attack.

Zaoyang car attack
Zaoyang
Zaoyang (China)
LocationZaoyang, Hubei Province, China
DateMarch 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
6:00 a.m.
TargetPedestrians
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder
Deaths7 (including the attacker)
Injured8
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