Taipei Transit and Shopping District Attack Kills at Least 3 as Suspect Dies During Police Chase

Overview

• Police reported at least three people killed and 11 injured after smoke devices and stabbings in central Taipei.
• The assailant, identified as 27-year-old Chang Wen, died after jumping from a sixth-floor ledge while fleeing officers, according to CNA and city officials.
• The violence began at Taipei Main Station with smoke grenades and moved into the Eslite Spectrum Nanxi department store and nearby metro areas including Zhongshan.
• President Lai Ching-te visited hospitals and ordered a full investigation, with authorities saying the motive remains unclear.
• Taipei’s mayor said a 57-year-old bystander who tried to intervene was among the dead, and earlier city figures listed nine people hospitalized.