WengAn, Guizhou, middle school students set police cars and government buildings on fire after their school girl raped and murdered. Thousands of people supported these teenagers by showing up on the scene or participating in the protest on June 28. The riots shocked Chinese leaders.

Li Shufen, girl aged 15, Junior 2 top student, Weng'an County No.3 Middle School was raped and murdered on June 21. On the evening of June 21, 2008, Wang Jiaojiao, together with two of her cousins, took Li shufen outside. Li was raped and murdered with her corpse tossed into the West Gate River. At about 11 pm., Li's elder brother called the police. Police came to the site but refused to salvage her for the reason of no tools at hand. Hearing it, Li's uncle, a teacher at Yuhua middle school came up and pulled out the body with tools borrowed from the landlord. Witness said tissue papers and condoms were found and blood everywhere. The murderers were caught but released a day later because of their relationship with the local officials.

  Li's uncle was taken away by the police and forced to convince that the body was pulled out by the firefighters or the police. Yet he did't give in. The police blew him firecely and kicked him out of the office. Not far from the police office, Liu's uncle was heavily wounded by gangsters (said to be hired by the police)with iron rod and weight of steelyard. He died at 3 am. on June 29 in hospital though received oxygen therapy. Li's aunt went to the police's to argue but was seriously wounded with the police's violence. Her hair was cut and she was stopped from nursing the baby.

  Students at the school where Liu's uncle worked were enraged by the brutality of the police. They demonstrated in front of the government to protest. However, the government made no reply, instead, ordered the police to raid the students. Four to five students were so badly injured that they suffered cerebral concussion or had their arms and legs broken. The public security authorities threatened that whoever dared to complain would be arrested, quoted as "even the Chinese president Hu Jintao wouldn't help here."  The cover-up by the police and their arrogant futhure exasperated the students. They burnt down the ground floor of the public security bureau and destroyed police cars which gained overwhelming support from crowds in the county. Instantly thousands of people gathered before the government. Anger increased, the students torched the government building as night falled. Demonstrators confronted the government until 5 o'clock in the morning on June 29. After the majority of people left, police caught dozens of students, forced them to kneel down and hit them hard, some died and dragged away.

On the morning, June 29, police blocked all cross to the government. A student was knocked down and killed.

From June 21 until June 29, the family of Li Shufen always kept her body with them. Her father went to the provincial government to report the case but was out of contact. While her mother went mad. The authorities pressed the victim's family to bury the body at once. They didn't listen to the officials. So the authorities tried to steal and capture the body. But they failed as it was guarded tightly. Outraged students and villagers gathered thousands of signatures and donated about 80,000 Chinese Yuan which was robbed and burnt out by the police. Invocators from the state government were obstructed on the way and local journalists attempting to cover the incident were beaten up. Under social pressure, legal medical experts were finally allowed to carry out an autopsy. The victim was found drugged before death. On June 28, the whole county was cut off and lost contact with the outside world. It was said some provincial-level personnel got the news soon but was prohibited from a probe into the case because one deputy chief of the provincial department of public security was kin to the murders.

With the situation deteriorated, the authorities gathered riot police and paramilitary army from nearby counties and cities (including a division troop from Kunming Military Area according to accounts) to crackdown the unrest. Provincial officials came to look into it and Xinhua News Agency began to cover it. Nevertheless, the ongoing chaos and darkness continues. On the morning, June 29, the government declared it to be an illegitimate rally as "Attacking, Crushing, Looting & Burning" .

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMLDCqFxXe4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7fj9xsC80

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1uXPR-PZTs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDo_TyR0eWw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IPy44rYRt8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d33jeFvXfyw

More pictures:
photos