Staff reporter at The Korea Herald, covering social affairs.
One of the injured was reportedly in cardiac arrest
A person receives emergency treatment at a Homeplus store in Guwol-dong, Incheon, on Oct. 13, following a random stabbing attack. (Yonhap)
A person receives emergency treatment at a Homeplus store in Guwol-dong, Incheon, on Oct. 13, following a random stabbing attack. (Yonhap)
Police officers, rescue workers and Homeplus employees are seen at a Homeplus store in Incheon on Oct. 13 following a random stabbing attack. (Yonhap)
Police officers and firefighters stand by with stretchers in front of a Homeplus branch in Guwol, Incheon, on Oct. 13, following a random stabbing attack. (Yonhap)
A man in his 60s was arrested after a knife attack at a Homeplus hypermarket in Incheon on Tuesday that injured eight people, one of whom was reportedly in cardiac arrest, authorities said.
Fire officials received an emergency call about the attack at 1:49 p.m. at the store’s Guwol branch in Namdong-gu, western Incheon.
Police arrested the man and are investigating his motive and the circumstances of the attack.
