Eight hurt in Incheon supermarket stabbing rampage
Thestandard · 3 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Eight people were injured on Tuesday after a man allegedly carried out a stabbing rampage inside a commercial complex in Incheon, west of Seoul, with one victim reported to be in cardiac arrest. Police arrested the male suspect at the scene after bystanders subdued him, and investigators are examining the motive and sequence of the attack.
Key Points
- An emergency call was received at about 1:49 p.m. local time on October 13, reporting a stabbing at a discount outlet inside a commercial complex in Incheon.
- Police said eight people were wounded; South Korean media reports cited by Reuters said the victims were six women and two men.
- One victim, described in reports as a woman in her 20s, was in cardiac arrest, while the other seven were taken to nearby hospitals.
- Witnesses said the suspect appeared to have knives strapped to both hands and moved from the second basement floor up to the second floor, attacking people on several levels.
- The suspect, reported to be a man in his 60s and described by South Korean media as wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, was overpowered by visitors before being handed to police.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers travelling through South Korea, the case will draw attention to security arrangements in large retail and transport-linked urban hubs such as Incheon, which is part of the wider Seoul metropolitan area and home to the country's main airport. The attack also revives concern after South Korea was shaken by a series of stabbing rampages in 2023 and another fatal stabbing case in Gwangju in May