Knife-wielding attacker kills 4 in Taipei, dies during police chasebr br Four people are killed and five injured when a knife-wielding attacker goes on a rampage in central Taipei on Dec. 19, 2025 before dying during a police chase after falling from a building, the premier said. The man had let off smoke bombs at Taipei's main train station, and then ran to a nearby subway station in a busy shopping district, attacking people on the way, Premier Cho Jung-tai said. Video from a local news outlet showed the man throwing gas canisters on a busy street before walking towards a shopping mall with a large knife. A voice could be heard shouting for pedestrians to call the police as the man started attacking people. The deceased suspected attacker had a prior criminal record and outstanding warrants and his house has been searched, Cho told reporters. Violent crime is very rare in Taiwan.