Suspected cop killer detained

TONGJIANG, Heilongjiang - The police have detained a man suspected of shooting dead a high-ranking police officer in Tongjiang city of Heilongjiang province.

Jiamusi public security bureau officials said Liu Xiangjun, 45, was detained on Monday for allegedly shooting Sun Wei, deputy director of Tongjiang public security bureau, with an illegally acquired shotgun on Sunday evening.

Sun was found sitting in a pool of blood in the driver's seat of his car at around 7:30 pm on Sunday. The car was parked under his apartment building.