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Gunshots were heard in a residential building in Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, this afternoon. Two suspects have been arrested by local police. The number of people who were injured in the incident was not immediately known.

Witnesses said one suspect jumped over a platform and was still at large. Police officers equipped with shields released tear gas in the area and residents in the building were being evacuated

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Suspects are arrested in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2013. A gun fight took place as drug dealers resisted arrest from the police. One suspect jumped from a building and was killed while another two were arrested. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

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An ambulance drives out of the residential area where a gun fight took place between policemen and drug dealers in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2013.

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Policemen are seen at the accident site of a gun fight with drug dealers in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2013.

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Jia M. Tian , who has a Chinese passport, arrived in Washington a few days ago and was traveling on an expired visa, prosecutors said. Police said she had no fixed address but that she told officers she lived in Los Angeles. Police had previously identified her as Jiamei Tian.

The woman charged with defacing the Washington National Cathedral and suspected in a spree of paint attacks in the nation's capital was held without bond on Tuesday.

Jia M. Tian, 58, a Chinese national in the U.S. on an expired visa was carrying a soda can containing green paint when she was arrested at the cathedral on Monday.

Tian has been linked to at least four other incidents of vandalism, including at the Lincoln Memorial, according to prosecutors and court documents.

In another church near Thomas Circle, Tian allegedly splashed the organ with a mixture of white paint, feces and urine.

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The Beijing Playhouse Academy of Performing Arts presents "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" in Beijing on July 28, 2013. 29 students, aged 6-14, rehearsed the show in just two weeks. 180 friends and family attended the show -- a record breaking attendance for a children's performance in English in China. [Photos by Moon Zhang / China.org.cn]

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Yesterday made it officially the hottest July in Shanghai's recorded history after the high reached 39.4 degrees Celsius(103F), the 24th high temperature day this month. Making the best out of a hot situation, Shanghai locals including netizens and news reporters posted "outdoor barbecue" photos online, showing how different foods, from sliced pork to shrimp to eggs, are quickly cooked under sizzling heat on the street or on a balcony. It's reported the mercury is likely to stay around 39 degrees today and in the coming days. [Photo/ Xinhua]

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A farmer observes cracked farmland in Shangzhai Village of Xiuwen County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 31, 2013. Lingering droughts in Guizhou have affected more than 12 million people. Over 2 million people lack adequate supplies of drinking water, and a total of 847,300 hectares of farmland is damaged by the drought. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Local residents receive water delivered by government in the Jinba Village of Jinsha County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 31, 2013.

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Citizens walk in the rain in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, July 31, 2013. An artificial precipitation brought coolness to citizens in Nanjing. (Xinhua/Lang Congliu)

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A little girl enjoys herself on the Baidi Causeway at the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2013. A thunder shower on Wednesday brought cool to Hangzhou, a city that has experienced six days of temperature over 40 degrees Celsius since July 24. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)

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Local residents ride in rain in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2013. A thunder shower on Wednesday brought cool to Hangzhou, a city that has experienced six days of temperature over 40 degrees Celsius since July 24. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)

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Chinese patrol and search-and-rescue vessel "Haixun 01" arrives in Pelaboham Kelang in Malaysia, July 31, 2013. The "Haixun 01" arrived in Pelaboham Kelang Wednesday for a five-day visit. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

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People take photos on the deck of Chinese patrol and search-and-rescue vessel "Haixun 01" in Pelaboham Kelang in Malaysia, July 31, 2013. The "Haixun 01" arrived in Pelaboham Kelang Wednesday for a five-day visit. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

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Recently, the officers and men of the 4th Detachment of the Shanghai Contingent of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (APF) conducted actual-combat drill on such subjects as physical training, rapid assault, ambush and reconnaissance and so on in extreme hot weather. (Photo: China Military Online)

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A man tries to jump from the building to commit suicide in a residential area in Changchun, captial of China's Jilin Province, July 31, 2013. While he jumped out of the window, his leg was caught by his wife. Later he was rescued by the neighbors and policemen. (Photo Source: youth.cn)

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Fishermen set off firecrackers to celebrate the opening of Wulian fishing port in Lingao County, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 1, 2013. The Wulian port, the largest fishing port in Hainan, opened on Thursday, the same day on which the two-and-half-month summer fishing moratorium in the South China Sea ended. (Xinhua/Shi Manke)

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Fishermen attend the port-opening ceremony of Wulian fishing port in Lingao County, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 1, 2013.

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Technicians prepare to make artificial precipitation in Lianxu Township of Qidong County, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 1, 2013. As of July 31, lingering droughts have affected many parts in Hunan. Nearly 1.29 million people lack adequate supplies of drinking water, and a total of 786,000 hectares of farmland is damaged by the drought. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)

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A fishery administrator helps fishermen to reinforce a fishing boat at Sanya port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 1, 2013. The tropical storm Jebi is expected to bring heavy rains and strong gales to Hainan from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongfeng)

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Citizens walk in the rain on Huaihai Central Road in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 1, 2013. A rainstorm in Shanghai brought coolness to citizens on Thursday. (Xinhua/Yang Shichao)

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A citizen shows some hailstone picked from the ground in Hangzhou City, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 1, 2013. Hangzhou saw a hail in some of its urban areas on Thursday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2013 shows the prefab houses damaged by the fallen tower crane at a construction site in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Due to sudden thundershower and strong wind, a tower crane at a construction site in Xi'an fell to the prefab houses where lived the construction workers, killing four people and hurting four others. (Xinhua/Hou Zhi)

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Models attend a kayak contest in Beijing's Chaoyang Park on July 30, 2013. The Beach Babe Competition kicks off here on July 29, bringing another round of excitement at the ongoing Beijing Ocean & Beach Carnival. 18 girls will vie for the title of Beach Baby in more than ten rounds of competitions which include catwalk shows, penalty shoot-out, rock climbing, kayak contest and rugby combat. The carnival runs from June 22 to September 1. [Photo from Chinanews.com/Translated by Zhang Junmian]

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SteelBird said:

Physically, they don't look like police at all. What are their bags for? Just curious, don't China have a lot of SMG which suit better for urban scenario? I thought those assault rifles are for battle fields only.

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Equation said:

They're plain clothes or undercover police.

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