Taichung, July 15 (CNA) The suspected gunman in a mass shooting at a biotechnology company in Nantou County that resulted in four dead and one critically injured has been arrested in Taichung, Nantou police said Friday.
Taichung police on Thursday arrested 35 people after raiding a gambling venue in a restaurant, including three migrant workers and one suspect wanted for a drug-related crime.
Police raided on the venue in Taichung’s Dali District (大里) after receiving a report on Monday, the Wufeng District (霧峰) Police Precinct said in a news release.
It was reported that the restaurant often welcomed huge numbers of people, none of whom ate, but went straight to the back of the establishment, the statement said, adding that the noise they made raised suspicions that people were gambling inside.
Police saw many people entering the restaurant not
Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (游錫堃) yesterday expressed qualified support for relocating the Legislative Yuan from Taipei to Taichung.
You made the remarks after visiting the city at the head of a delegation of lawmakers.
The legislature started its quest for a new seat in 1991 as complaints emerged regarding the building’s small size, aging structure and out-of-code construction, he said, adding that these issues remain unresolved.
Taichung’s central location and its past as the center of Taiwanese culture commend it as a new location for the legislature, You said.
“I know Taichung well from when I was a member of the Provincial Consultative Council