1971 Kimpo killings
On January 18, 1971, Kyung-yul King (Korean: 공경렬), a South Korean marine corps sergeant, killed six people and wounded four others in a mass shooting in Kimpo, South Korea before committing suicide.[1][2]
| 1971 Kimpo Mass Shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kimpo, South Korea |
| Date | January 18, 1971 |
| Weapons | M-16 rifle and hand grenades |
| Deaths | 7 (Including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrator | Kyung-yul King |
After a drinking bout that night King detonated two hand grenades inside the marine camp, and then ran into a nearby village, where he shot dead two soldiers and four villagers with his M-16 assault rifle, and also injured four other villagers. Afterwards the 27-year-old fled into the mountains, where he committed suicide.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- https://m.blog.naver.com/hyh1822/220551133600
- http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1971011900329207009
- "만취 해병 수류탄 던져 두 동료 죽여. 네 주민도 사살". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). South Korea. January 19, 1971.
- "만취광란 20분. 해병하사 총기사건". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). South Korea. January 20, 1971.
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- "S. Korean Goes Berserk Kills Six, Injures Four". Lebanon Daily News. January 19, 1971.
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- "Mata a seis personas en un ataque de locura". ABC (in Spanish). January 20, 1971.
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