His police San Francisco announced that yesterday, Monday, he killed a man who drove his car into the Chinese consulate in the area where entry visas are issued.

A little later the Chinese Consulate pointed out in a post on WeChat that from today the operation of the visa office is temporarily suspended until further notice.

The details of the event they are not clear even the police announced that they have not yet ascertained the identity of the assailant. There are no reports of injuries from the incident.

“I do not know how many people were inside the visa office at the time of the collision,” San Francisco police spokeswoman Kathryn Winters said at a press briefing.

“When the police arrived at the scene, they found the car inside the premises of the Chinese consulate. Officers entered, engaged the suspect and an officer-involved shooting ensued,” Winters added.

The offender he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital where he was treated, despite the efforts of the police and rescuers, she noted, without being able to provide any other information about his identity.

For its part, the Chinese consulate in a separate statement noted that “an unknown person invaded the consulate premises with his car, posing a serious threat to the safety of the staff and people who were at the scene and causing great damage to its facilities and property consulate”.

He even added that he “strongly condemns this violent attack”, while stressing that he reserves the right to appeal to justice to be held “responsible for the incident”.

Images posted on social media show a vehicle inside the building and police officers pointing their guns in the direction of the driver as people around run for safety.