Random stabbing incident, 1 dead

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Last night (Apr. 22), a man in his 30s wielded a weapon at women he had never seen before in a supermarket located in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

One of the victims has died.

The man, for whom a detention warrant has been requested, hid the weapon immediately after the crime and even reported it himself.

Reporter Bae Ji-hyun has the details.

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Last night in front of a supermarket in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

A man in a hospital gown walks calmly while on the phone.

Soon after, a police car arrives, and officers chase the man, surrounding him with batons and shields before arresting him.

The incident occurred around 6:20 PM yesterday.

A man in his 30s, referred to as Mr. A, suddenly attacked two women he had never met before inside the supermarket with a weapon.

[Witness/voice altered: "A woman had just bought eggs and came out when the man attacked her with a weapon... She collapsed immediately."]

When the police arrived, a seriously injured woman was lying in front of the supermarket.

Among the two victims, this woman in her 60s was taken to the hospital but ultimately died.

[Incident witness/voice altered: "(The victim) collapsed right away. The suspect came out and seemed calm. He was telling people by the utility pole, 'Go inside! Go!' and..."]

According to police investigations, Mr. A entered the supermarket and drank some alcohol from the shelf.

He then suddenly tore open the packaging of a weapon for sale and attacked the victims.

Immediately after the crime, he hid the weapon on a display shelf and left the mart, making the 112 police report himself.

[Incident witness/voice altered: "When I came out and looked inside, the weapon was hidden between snack bags."]

Merchants are expressing their anxiety over the sudden indiscriminate (random) weapon attack.

[Nearby merchant/voice altered: "(The moment of the incident) they say it keeps coming to mind. They can't forget it. (A neighboring merchant) was here earlier but went back home..."]

The police have applied for a detention warrant for Mr. A, who is facing murder charges, and are investigating the motive behind the crime.

This is KBS News, Bae Ji-hyun.