Wang Zongfang and Wang Zongwei

Wang Zongfang (Chinese: 王宗坊; August 3, 1957 – September 18, 1983) and Wang Zongwei (Chinese: 王宗玮; November 16, 1954 – September 18, 1983), commonly called Er Wang (Chinese: 二王) or Two Wangs, were a pair of Chinese brothers and serial killers born in Shenyang, Liaoning. The Ministry of Public Security of China placed them on its most wanted list in 1983. They were killed in a shootout with the military in September 1983.

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Wang Zongfang and Wang Zongwei
Born1954/1957
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
DiedSeptember 18, 1983
Guangchang, Jiangxi, China
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Victims19
CountryChina

Crimes

Wang Zongfang was a former soldier and stole a gun from a prison in 1976.[1] They committed their first murder on 12 February 1983, while robbing the People's Liberation Army Hospital in Shenyang and shot dead five soldiers during the Chinese New Year. Their attempt to flee took them across China.[1] The nationwide pursuit of them lasted from February 12 to September 18, 1983.[2]

Er Wang killed and injured police officers and soldiers, totaling nine dead and nine injured, using guns and grenades, in Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangsu.[3] Their seven-month journey spread rumors around China and panic to China's police system.

Death

The Wang brothers were killed by gunshots by the Armed Forces' Encirclement Troop in Guangchang, Jiangxi.[4] Their deaths occurred during a nationwide strike-hard campaign on crime.[5]

References
  1. "Top 10 Chinese criminals since 1949". China.org.cn. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. "Spiritual Pollution Thirty Years On". The China Story. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. "Training ensures that crime does not pay". China Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  4. "Killers ran, but they couldn't hide". Jiangsu.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  5. "Chinese News Reviews". The Register-Guard. September 20, 1983.
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