| Mizhi County middle school stabbing | |
|---|---|
 Zhao at trial on 10 July 2018 | |
| Location | Mizhi County, Yulin, Shaanxi, China |
| Date | 27 April 2018 6:10 p.m. (China Standard Time) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, school stabbing, mass murder |
| Weapons | Knives, dagger |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 12 |
| Perpetrator | Zhao Zewei |
The Mizhi County middle school stabbing occurred at No. 3 Middle School in Mizhi County, Yulin, Shaanxi, on 27 April 2018. Nine people were killed and 12 were injured[1] when 28-year-old Zhao Zewei rushed into a crowd of students and began stabbing them.[2]
As of 2024, it is the deadliest school stabbing in the history of China.
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- ^ "China sentences to death man who killed students over childhood bullying". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.