Tian Mingjian incident
| Tian Mingjian incident | |
|---|---|
Chang'an Avenue in 1983, near Jian'guo Gate | |
| Native name | 田明建事件 |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°54′26″N 116°25′46″E / 39.9071°N 116.4295°E |
| Date | 20 September 1994 7:20 a.m. (UTC+8) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Type 81 assault rifle |
| Deaths | 24–29 (17 civilians, multiple soldiers and police officers, and the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 80+ |
| Perpetrator | Tian Mingjian |
| Motive | Possibly a reaction to the forced abortion of the perpetrator's second child, leading to the death of his wife |
The Tian Mingjian incident (also known as the Jianguomen incident) was an act of mass shooting that occurred in Beijing, China on 20 September 1994. People's Liberation Army officer First Lieutenant Tian Mingjian first killed his officer and several other soldiers at his military base in Tongxian County and afterwards drove towards Jianguomen, where he continued his shooting spree and indiscriminately fired at people in the streets. Seventeen civilians, including an Iranian diplomat and his son, along with up to 11 soldiers and policemen were killed before Tian was finally shot dead by a police or military sniper.