Yongzhou courthouse shooting

The Yongzhou courthouse shooting (Chinese: 湖南永州法院枪击案) occurred on 1 June 2010, when 46-year-old Zhu Jun (朱军), armed with a submachine gun and two other weapons, entered the Lingling District People's Court (零陵区法院) in Lingling, Yongzhou, Hunan and randomly killed three judicial workers who happened to be at work at an office on the fourth floor.

[1] On 1 June 2010, just before 10:00 a.m., Zhu Jun (朱军) entered the courthouse and randomly shot at people.

[6] Zhu was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.

[8] 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.