A community leader and his driver were shot dead and three others were injured in an execution-style shooting in Tainan City early yesterday morning.
Two gunmen broke into the service office of Huang Teng-yi (
The survivors identified the gunmen, and the police have since launched a manhunt for the suspect "A-kuey" (阿魁) and his accomplice.
"We now think that the murder may have to do with Huang's involvement in the mediation of a dispute that had nothing to do with him, perhaps concerning gambling debts," Liu Kuo (
The police found 13 shell casings at the murder scene.
The murders took place yesterday at around 3:30am. According to police, two gunmen came to Huang's neighborhood service office in eastern Tainan and took Huang's driver, Lin Shih-tsung (
The two gunmen, each armed with a handgun, then indiscriminately sprayed the room with gunfire. Forty-year-old borough chief Huang Teng-yi was shot in the right chest, and Lin received two shots in the back. They were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The three injured were Huang Teng-yi's brother, Huang Meng-chen (
ETTV news reported that during the incident the killer told Huang Hwa-tsung "it's none of your business" and ordered him not to intervene.
The victims did not have a chance to resist and there were no signs of a struggle at the scene, police said.
Local media reported that grassroots leader Huang Teng-yi was enthusiastic about community affairs and enjoyed a high level of popularity among the local community. He had been preparing to run for city councilor next year.
Based on information obtained so far from the survivors and Huang's relatives, the police believe that the murder was related to his mediation in a debt problem, rather than being politically motivated.
Mourning the dead victims at the funeral parlor, Tainan City Mayor George Chang (
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