:Yongzhou courthouse shooting

{{Infobox civilian attack

| image = Location of Yongzhou Prefecture within Hunan (China).png

| caption = Location of Yongzhou within Hunan

| weapon = Submachine gun

| perp = Zhu Jun

| type = Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide

| date = 1 June 2010

| time = 10.00 a.m.

| timezone = China Standard Time

| fatalities = 4 (including the perpetrator)

| injuries = 3

}}

The Yongzhou courthouse shooting ({{zh|s={{linktext|湖|南|永|州|法|院|枪|击|案}}|hp=}}) occurred on 1 June 2010, when 46-year-old Zhu Jun ({{zh|s=朱军|labels=no}}), armed with a submachine gun and two other weapons, entered the Lingling District People's Court ({{zh|s=零陵区法院|labels=no}}) in Lingling, Yongzhou, Hunan and randomly killed three judicial workers who happened to be at work at an office on the fourth floor.{{cite news

| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10201292.stm

| title= Three judges shot dead at a court in Hunan, China

| publisher= BBC News

| date= 1 June 2010

}}

Events

On 1 June 2010, just before 10:00 a.m., Zhu Jun ({{zh|s=朱军|labels=no}}) entered the courthouse and randomly shot at people.{{cite news

|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127304037

|title=Man Kills 3 Judges, Himself In China Court

|publisher=Associated Press

|date=June 1, 2010

|url-status=

}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}} The attack resulted in three deaths (presiding judge Zhao Hulin,{{cite news

| last= Liu

| first= Tony

| url= http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/homepage/briefs/2010/06/01/171547.shtml

| title= Man Shoots Himself after Killing Three Court Workers

| publisher= The Economic Observer Online

| date= 2010-06-01

}} deputy chief judge Jiang Qidong, and court clerk Huang Lan) and three injured persons.{{cite news

| url= http://www.caijing.com.cn/2010-06-01/110450764.html

| title= 湖南永州法院枪击案四死三伤嫌犯携带三支枪

| publisher= 财经网

| date= 2010-06-01

}} The victims were not discussing the case of the assailant.{{cite news

|last=Wong

|first=Gillian

|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37442492/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

|title=Man kills 3 judges, himself in China court

|publisher=Associated Press/MSNBC

|date=June 1, 2010

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605002817/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37442492/ns/world_news-asiapacific

|archivedate=June 5, 2010

}} Zhu killed himself after the incident.{{Cite web |title=湖南永州枪击事件_新闻中心_新浪网 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/z/hnqj/?from=wap%7Caccess-date=2024-01-16%7Cwebsite=news.sina.com.cn |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=news.sina.com.cn}}

Zhu was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.{{cite news

| last= Jacobs

| first= Andrew

| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/asia/02china.html

| title= Fatal Shooting at Chinese Courthouse

| work= New York Times

| date= June 1, 2010

}} He had a son, and had separated from his wife three years previous to the incident.

Zhu worked as the head of security at the Lingling District post office, and had obtained the weapons from post office security personnel by pretending that he needed to take them to be examined.{{cite news

| url= http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/02/content_9920565.htm

| title= Man guns down three judges, kills himself

| publisher= Xinhua/Associated Press/China Daily

| date= 2010-06-02

}}

Censored

News of the attack was subject to internet censorship in the People's Republic of China. The Chinese Government ordered the major news portals to remove mentions of the incident, citing fear of copycat crimes.{{cite news

| last= Jacobs

| first= Andrew

| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/asia/02china.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

| title= Bank Guard Kills 3 at Chinese Courthouse

| work= New York Times

| date= June 1, 2010

}}