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Cop arrested on murder charge after shooting man dead

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-18 10:08

KUNMING -- An arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for a 42-year-old policeman who had shot a driver to death after a private dispute in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local police said.

Ji Zhongchun, a policeman with the Public Security Bureau of Mengzi County, was arrested on charge of murder after he shot Pan Jun, a 40-year-old employee of a local electric power company, to death on February 13 .

Ji was backing his car up when Pan said his car had been scratched. Pan beat Ji during the quarrel, then Ji shot Pan to death.