A suspected drug trafficker was shot dead on the busy Jiahua road in Shenzhen's Longgang district at about noon on Friday, Shenzhen police said in a press release on Friday.

Zhan, 39, resisted arrest and had threatened the safety of pedestrians after police had fired a warning shot. While confronting, Zhan even drove his car to run into police officers, seriously threatening the lives of the police .

Police also seized a car and a self-made pistol, a clip and a gasoline bottle on board.

The case is still under investigation.