The mayor and Party head of Panzhihua, Southwest China's Sichuan Province were allegedly shot and injured by a local official Wednesday morning, local media reported.

Panzhihua Party head Zhang Yan and Mayor Li Jianqin were reportedly shot by Chen Zhongshu, the director of the city's land and resources bureau, at the Panzhihua Convention Center, Chuanbao Guancha, a news portal affiliated with the State-owned Sichuan Daily, reported.

[File photo: Chen Zhongshu]

The suspect reportedly killed himself after the attack.

The victims' injuries were believed to be not life-threatening.

The reason for the attack remains unknown.

Zhang and Li were reportedly in the middle of a meeting when Chen broke into the room and started shooting.