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Prosecutors indict man who shot, killed police officer

By 임정요

Published : Nov. 17, 2016 - 13:39

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Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted a 45-year-old South Korean man suspected of killing an on-duty police officer with a homemade gun last month.

The Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office said it indicted Seong Byeong-dae on Wednesday on charges of murder and attempted murder for shooting and killing officer Kim Chang-ho, 54, when he was responding to a report of Seong's violence in northern Seoul on Oct. 19. The suspect is also accused of injuring two people in the process. 
This image shows 45-year-old shooting suspect Seong Byeong-dae answering reporters' questions in front of a police station in northern Seoul on Oct. 21. (Yonhap) This image shows 45-year-old shooting suspect Seong Byeong-dae answering reporters' questions in front of a police station in northern Seoul on Oct. 21. (Yonhap)
The suspect possessed six self-made guns when he was arrested on the same day shortly after the incident took place, according to police.

The case marked a rare incident in a country that has one of the strictest firearms control laws in the world. (Yonhap)

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