2024 Taichung MRT attack

Historical eventMay 212024

2024 Taichung MRT attack

A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator.

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When
Tuesday, May 21 20242 years ago
Category
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Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2024-05-21.

Place: Taichung, Taiwan.

Type: mass stabbing.

Deaths reported: 0. Casualties: 3.

What happened

Attack and immediate responses The attacker entered Shui-an Temple Station at 11:03, boarded the train at 11:14, and began the attack at 11:15. [ 1 ] After the train stopped at Taichung City Hall at 11:16, [ 1 ] the attack was reported to the Taichung City Government Fire Bureau at 11:17. [ 2 ] A 17-year-old victim was lacerated in the chest, shoulder and arm. The other victim, a 27-year-old male, was slashed from his cheek to his jaw while attempting to stop the attack.

Investigation and legal actions Authorities collected three knives at the scene. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An early investigation led by Taichung City Police Department's Sixth Precinct determined that the attacker was a nursing student in Kaohsiung , and had checked into a motel room in Xitun District , Taichung , the day before the stabbing. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The attacker had arrived in Taichung without notifying his family of his travel plans.

Aftermath and reactions Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen commending "Long-Haired Man" Hsu Jui-hsien (right), the 27-year old victim. The 27-year old stabbing victim recovered after surgery, [ 1 ] and both he and the 17-year old were awarded free rides on the Taichung MRT for life by mayor Lu Shiow-yen , who also stated that the Taichung City Government would pay medical fees for the victims. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

On 21 May 2024, a Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree directed at passengers on a Taichung MRT train, near Taichung City Hall station. Three people, including the attacker, were injured. The attack occurred exactly ten years after the 2014 Taipei Metro attack.

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