"Kids Lined Up in a Row" BB Gun Shooting Spree... Suspect Apprehended 1.5 Years Later

A man in his 40s who repeatedly fired a BB gun toward an apartment complex late at night has been caught by the police a year and a half after the first report of damage.

The Seoul Gwanak Police Station has booked and is investigating a man in his 40s, surnamed A, who resides in an officetel in Sillim-dong, on charges of special assault.

Mr. A is accused of repeatedly shooting a BB gun toward an apartment complex located about 30 meters away from his officetel.

At the time, YTN captured footage of Mr. A lowering the curtains at a dark window, sticking only the gun barrel outside, and firing BB pellets in succession.

The first report of damage was filed in April of last year.

At the time, a resident was hit in the arm by a BB pellet while taking out the recycling, but with no clear clues, the police had struggled to identify the culprit.

Even after that, as BB pellets continued to fly in every night, piles of pellets accumulated in the apartment flowerbeds, and residents' anxiety grew.

Mr. A, who was finally caught by the police a year and a half after the report was filed, stated that he committed the crime after buying an electric-rechargeable toy gun because he "wanted to watch luminous BB pellets fly."

In addition, Mr. A reportedly claimed that it was "just for fun and I did not aim directly at people."

The police have sent the gun used by Mr. A to the National Forensic Service for a detailed appraisal while investigating the exact circumstances of the crime.

Reported by Lee Hyeon-yeong | Video by Ahn Jun-hyeok | Graphics by Lee Jung-joo | Produced by SBS Digital News
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