Self-claimed gang leader surrenders after shootout with police
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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