Four Chinese men Dead After Sihanoukville Kidnapping, Police Chase, Shootout

A speeding car driven by three kidnappers who were firing their guns at pursuing police slammed into a concrete pole early morning Tuesday, killing all three suspects, police said. The police chase and shootout came after the three suspects stabbed and shot to death one of two kidnapping victims, according to provincial police. Preah Sihanouk police chief Chuon Narin said the incident began just after midnight Tuesday in front of Hotel 520 in Sihanoukville’s Buon commune.

Three Chinese armed “criminal kidnappers” seized one Chinese victim, but the victim tried to fight back and was stabbed and shot, Narin said. The suspects grabbed the second victim and drove off toward National Road 4 as police approached the scene, Narin said. The police chase continued into Prey Nob district, with the suspects firing back at pursuing police.

“Our force on patrol heard the gunshot and arrived at the location to find the dead [body],” Narin said. “We chased them into Prey Nob. The suspects didn’t stop and were firing back at the police, and at that time we used the right to defend ourselves” and shot the suspects. “The suspects were injured and were driving very fast and hit a big electric concrete pole very hard.

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