Police are conducting a nationwide search for a man caught on CCTV shooting the chair of Tainan City Fisherman’s Association. The killing has also prompted Taiwan's premier to announce a crackdown on organized crime across the country.
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00:00No escape route left open, no hiding place left unsearched. Efforts to apprehend a man
00:06who committed daylight murder have spread nationwide. Amid concerns, he may be trying
00:12to flee the country.
00:35Caught on CCTV on July 8th, Lin Shijie, chair of Tainan City Fishermen's Association, was
00:41shot 11 times as he left home for a morning run. The killer then sprinted from the scene,
00:47leaving Lin for dead. Later, the suspected murder weapon and two vehicles are found over
00:53two kilometres away, burned. Investigators suspect a heavily premeditated killing, though
01:00it came as a surprise to the community, including Lin's daughter, a Tainan City councillor.
01:14Having previously run for public office, the police are investigating whether Lin's political
01:18ties could have something to do with his murder, and are appealing to the public for any information
01:24regarding this case and any other criminal activity.
01:38In response to such a public and high-profile murder, Taiwan's Premier Zhu Rongtai has announced
01:44a simultaneous nationwide crackdown on organised crime. That campaign has reportedly already
02:06resulted in more than 2,500 arrests and over US$20 million in seized assets, though the
02:13suspect in Lin Shijie's murder remains at large.