One Gangster Arrested After Street Battle A Chinese detective of the French Police was killed, a gunman arrest fed anda pedestrian wounded as, the result of a running gun battle which followed an encounter between a search party and armed gangsters fon Rue Kractzer on May 6.
The shooting commenced at 8.30 patter a pasty of three Chinese of four Chinese detectives of the ad been ordered to halt by a pasty French Concession force. The trio did not halt, but instead pulled out iajisers, all three of the large type, and opened fire on the Police party, then running away.
One of the detectives fell, Killed instantly by a shot in the head. (A. few seconds later @ Chinese pedestrian fell, wounded: in an arm and a leg by bullets fired by the robbers.
The gun battle continued up Avenue Joffre, the gangsters run-hing hava "At the corner of Hive Amiral Bayle and Avenue Joffre the constable on traffic light duty stepped forth and arrested one of the gunmen, who was found to have on his person a pistol and 20 rounds of ammunition." The other two gangsters escaped.
When the word was received from ich police of the murder and tion, that several susplehad returned. to their the Louza di squad of police, full equipped With shields "and. steal] waistcoats, left the station in a raiding vai They smashed in the doors to the rooms. and quickly overcoming the they overpowered. them and had them trussed and cuffed without untoward incident. A'short interrogation and they were: handed over to the French. police who are dealing with the case.
Me. Shi
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