Arrested on Charges Including Murder
Man in His 20s Kills Taxi Driver, Drives Taxi to Hit Pedestrians
A man in his 20s was apprehended by police after killing a taxi driver and then driving the victim's taxi to hit people.
A man in his 20s was arrested after killing a taxi driver in his 60s and then driving the taxi to hit people. Yonhap News
On June 26, the Hwaseong Western Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they had urgently arrested a man identified as A on charges including murder.
A is suspected of injuring two men, including a man identified as B, by driving a taxi and hitting them on a road in Bibong-myeon, Hwaseong City, at around 3:31 a.m. that day.
Police were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports stating, "A taxi is driving around hitting people," and "The taxi driver is lying on the ground." However, A had already fled the scene by the time officers arrived.
At the scene, a taxi driver in his 60s was found collapsed and was transported to the hospital by emergency services, but was confirmed dead.
The Bangbae Police Station in Seoul, which received a request for cooperation, plans to transfer A to the Hwaseong Western Police Station after apprehending him.
The police, who have secured a weapon believed to have been used in the killing of the taxi driver, plan to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
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