WARNING: Edit contains graphic materialbr br The search for a serial killer ends.br br Chinese state TV broadcast this photo of Zhou Kehua, who was shot by police outside a shoe factory in southwestern China.br br Implicated in various crimes since 2004, the 42-year-old was suspected of killing nine people across several provinces.br br Local residents said they were happy he was no longer a threat.br br (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT SAYING:br br "It is great news indeed. We are all very happy. We feel safe now, with him gone."br br Last week, authorities said he shot and killed a woman outside this bank in Chongqing.br br Thousands of police and military forces were mobilized in the manhunt.