A villager shot dead four people, including two police officers, and injured five others in north China's Hebei Province, police said on Tuesday.
Armed with a double-barrel hunting rifle, the villager, identified as Liu Shuangrui from Xishibao village of Suning county, shot dead two fellow villagers and injured three others, state-run Xinhua news agency reported citing the provincial public security department.
The shooting happened on Monday midnight and lasted till early Tuesday morning, said the department.
During the manhunt that followed, two police officers were shot by the suspect and died in hospital, while two other policemen were wounded, police said.
Liu was was trapped in his house and found dead at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday when police entered the house. The exact cause of his death is not known.
The injured have been sent to hospitals. Further investigation is underway.
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