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The Military Man Who Went On A Shooting Spree - September 20 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

September 20th: Tian Mingjian Incident (1994) The loss of a loved one can sometimes turn mourning into anger. Anger that, in some cases, can bubble over into something dangerous. On September 20th 1994 a man took up his weapon and, fueled by rage and devastation, channeled his anger into a horrifying mass murder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Mingjian_incident, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mingjian-tian.htm, https://www.jeremiahjenne.com/the-archives/2019/9/22/25-years-ago-today-the-tian-mingjian-incident, https://www.vault.themotte.org/post/the_tian_mingjian_incident, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/09/21/China-names-gunman-in-shooting-spree/2783780120000/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:12.0

The cop of murder...

0:14.0

The loss of a loved one can sometimes turn mourning into anger.

0:19.8

Anger that in some cases can bubble over into something dangerous.

0:24.6

On September 20, 1994, a man took up his weapon and fueled by rage and devastation,

0:31.6

channeled his anger into a horrifying mass murder.

0:35.7

So, if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and

0:39.8

start your day with a morning cup of murder. Tian Ming Jian, born in 1964, was a first lieutenant in the

0:48.1

12th regiment of the 3rd Guard Division of the People's Liberation Army Beijing Garrison

0:53.9

stationed in Tongzian County.

0:56.8

Having been in the military for over 10 years, originally as a sharpshooter, Tian was

1:02.6

extremely skilled in the technology field and was once promoted to regimental staff officer

1:08.4

for military affairs.

1:18.1

Despite his rank and skill, though, it was reported that Tian had a, quote, quarrel with his supervisors,

1:24.7

after they forced his wife to have an abortion in accordance with China's one-child policy.

1:29.4

Though he already had a daughter and knew about the laws in place,

1:35.8

Tian came from a rural area in the Hanan province, where strong traditional values put an emphasis on siring a male. So, Tian tried his best to keep his wife's pregnancy a secret,

1:42.2

hoping to quietly fulfill his duty by having a son,

1:45.9

but was foiled when someone found out and went straight to the army.

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