Police in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality have issued an arrest warrant for a robber who shot and killed one person and injured two others on Friday afternoon.

A set of photos of Zhou Kehua, the suspect, provided by Chongqing police. [Photo/cq.cqnews.net]

Zhou Kehua, the suspected gunman, conducted the robbery in front of a bank in Shapingba district of the city at 9:34 am. He took away a yellow bag from the woman who he killed, said the police.

Zhou was born on February 6, 1970 (ID: 510212197002066715). He is 1.67 meters tall and has dark skin, a double-eyelid, thin build and thick eyebrows. There is a 2x2 mm mole on the middle of his right eyebrow, another 1x1 mm mole behind his left ear, and a 5x2 mm white birthmark on his upper lip. He is from Ertang village of Jingkou town of Shapingba district and has a local Chongqing accent, according to police.

The escaped suspect has committed a series of crimes, killed many people, and robbed large sums of cash in Chongqing and provinces of Jiangsu and Hunan since 2004, police added.

The police have also offered a reward of 500,000 yuan ($78,600) for anyone comes forward with information.