Self-claimed gang leader surrenders after shootout with police

Taipei--An armed suspect who claimed to be a gang leader and was wanted in connection with several crimes was arrested in New Taipei on Sunday after a three-hour standoff with police in an apartment near a night market.

The police were chasing Liu Pang-cheng (???), 60, early Sunday when an exchange of gunfire started and he fled to an apartment close to Xingnan Night Market in Zhonghe District.

After a three hour stand-off, the police and Liu's girlfriend persuaded him to surrender.

He was arrested and taken to the Xindian Police Precinct.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel