A man in his 60s who killed his son with a homemade firearm has been arrested and detained.
The Incheon Yeonsu Police Station announced on July 22 that they had detained Mr. A (62) on charges of murder, violation of the Act on the Safety Control of Firearms, Swords, and Explosives, and preparation for arson of an inhabited building.
Chief Judge Yoo Aram of the Incheon District Court, who is in charge of warrants, issued the arrest warrant after a pre-trial detention hearing held the previous day, stating, "Considering the seriousness of the case, including the attempted explosion at his residence, there is a risk of destruction of evidence or flight."
Mr. A refused to attend the warrant review, saying, "I do not want to appear," so the review was conducted based on documents. Mr. A is accused of shooting and killing his son, Mr. B (33), with a homemade firearm at an apartment in Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, at around 9:31 p.m. on July 20.
It was found that he fired two consecutive rounds of "shotgun shells" containing multiple steel balls using a pipe-shaped homemade firearm. On the day of the crime, which was Mr. A's birthday, his son Mr. B had organized a party, and Mr. B, his wife, their two children, and acquaintances were present.
In addition, at Mr. A's home in Ssangmun-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, police discovered 15 containers of flammable substances, including PET bottles, detergent bottles, and milk cartons filled with thinner, as well as ignition devices. The timer had been set to ignite the fire at noon on July 21.
The National Forensic Service conducted an autopsy on Mr. B's body and delivered a preliminary verbal opinion to the police, stating, "It is presumed that he died due to organ damage caused by gunshot wounds to the right chest area and the left abdominal (side) area."
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