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Deng Zhengjia Deng Zhengjia Deng Zhengjia () was a Chinese fruit vendor who was killed in a confrontation with urban management officials on 17 July 2013. Deng, 56, was selling watermelons with his wife in Linwu, Hunan Province, when several officials (known as ""chengguan"") reportedly confiscated some of their fruits and asked them to relocated to an area approved for street vending. The couple complied, and approximately 50 minutes later the "chengguan" officers returned. Witnesses said the officials struck Deng with a weight from his scale, and Linwu police said that Deng "unexpectedly fell to the ground and died". According to witnesses