Police in Yueyang, Central China's Hunan Province, on Wednesday said they had put two people under criminal coercive measures after a high-school student was accidently shot to death at a local gun club.
According to an announcement by local police, the accident took place on Saturday afternoon. A local resident surnamed Liu and three friends came to the club around 1 pm that day. The victim, an employee at the club surnamed Du, instructed them on basics of shooting.
The gun discharged accidently when Du was instructing Liu and shot Du. Du was transferred to hospital immediately and received treatment. He died around 11 am Monday, police confirmed.
Police have put the owner of the club who is surnamed Li and Liu under criminal coercive measures. Li is suspected of being liable for serious accidents and Liu is suspected of causing death by negligence, the police said, noting that they are still investigating the incident.
