Six people were killed and two were injured Sunday in an alleged murder case in central China's Hunan Province, local police said.

Police arrived at the scene in Wangcheng County, Changsha, provincial capital of Hunan, after receiving a report from neighbors at about 6 a.m.

Six people, including one male and five females, were found dead and two injured in a rented house.

Police said they have deployed forces to search for a male suspect.

The killings are under investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency August 3, 2009)