Police shot dead a man Friday morning after he robbed and killed a woman in Wenzhou, acity of east China's Zhejiang Province.

Yuan Cheng killed a woman and robbed her of 150,000 yuan, which she had just taken from a bank, on Wednesday afternoon, the day prior to the Spring Festival. He then fled.

Police authorities launched a sweeping investigation and focused on Yuan Cheng, 34, a native of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, who was wanted on suspicion of two other murders.

Scores of police searched all the rented houses and hotels in Wenzhou and finally tracked him down.

Yuan put up desperate resistance and police finally shot him dead on the spot and confiscated a pistol and 150,000 yuan in cash. Further investigation is underway.

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