Suspect in Taiwan’s Deadly Knife Attacks Acted Alone, Police Say

Authorities said a warrant for the suspect, charging him with failing to report for Taiwan’s compulsory military service, had been outstanding since July.

Taiwanese police cordoned off the scene of a knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying

The man suspected of killing at least three people with a knife and discharging smokebombs in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 19, acted alone, authorities said on Dec. 20.

Chang Wen, 27, from Taoyuan, who fell to his death during a police chase through a packed shopping district, is the chief suspect in a rare instance of violent crime in the island nation’s capital. Investigators believe that he acted alone.