Police arrest woman who allegedly shot lover’s wife

• By Liu Ching-hou and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writer

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A woman surnamed Yi (易), suspected of ambushing and shooting her boyfriend’s wife in Taipei on Friday, was arrested yesterday in New Taipei City’s Sanchong District (三重), police said.

The victim, a 50-year-old woman surnamed Chao (趙), was shot by a suspect dressed in a black down jacket, baseball cap and face mask at about 2pm while she was leaving her residence, police said.

The suspect fired two shots at close range, with one bullet striking Chao in the abdomen, they said, adding that one bullet was jammed in the firearm.

Police escort a suspected shooter, second right, to a police station in Taipei yesterday.

Photo copied by Liu Ching-ho, Taipei Times

Chao remained conscious and was rushed to National Taiwan University Hospital for emergency treatment.

After reviewing surveillance footage, investigators concluded that many of the suspect’s movements and physical characteristics were consistent with those of a woman, they said.

The shooter fled in a vehicle, which was registered to Chao’s husband, a man surnamed Chen (陳), they said.

Chen was arrested at the Taian Service Area on National Freeway 1 at about 6pm on Friday, they added.

Chen denied any involvement, police said, adding that they are still searching for the firearm used in the shooting.

The two suspects were transferred to prosecutors on suspicion of contravening the Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act (槍砲彈藥刀械管制條例) and attempted murder.

Yi had allegedly been dropped off in the New Taipei City’s Jhonghe (中和) or Yonghe (永和) district after the shooting, police said.

She allegedly changed clothes, boarded the Taipei Metro at the Nanshijiao Station and was last seen in Sanchong District (三重), where she was arrested at about 10am yesterday at a friend’s home, they said.

Yi and Chen allegedly met in an online chatroom, developed a romantic relationship and then lived together, with Chen providing her with financial support, police said.

Chen frequently complained about his wife after the latter returned from China several months ago, Yi was quoted by investigators as saying.

He allegedly said that his wife had forced him out and prevented him from seeing their children, causing him to harbor resentment and eventually plot her murder, the police said.

Yi said Chen persuaded her to carry out the shooting and in March took her to a shooting range in Tainan after purchasing a firearm online, they added.