Prosecutors indict man who shot, killed police officer
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted a 45-year-old South Korean man suspected of killing an on-duty police officer with a homemade gun last month.
The Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office said it indicted Seong Byeong-dae on Wednesday on charges of murder and attempted murder for shooting and killing officer Kim Chang-ho, 54, when he was responding to a report of Seong's violence in northern Seoul on Oct. 19. The suspect is also accused of injuring two people in the process.
The suspect possessed six self-made guns when he was arrested on the same day shortly after the incident took place, according to police.
The case marked a rare incident in a country that has one of the strictest firearms control laws in the world.
This image shows 45-year-old shooting suspect Seong Byeong-dae answering reporters' questions in front of a police station in northern Seoul on Oct. 21, 2016. Prosecutors indicted him on Nov. 16 on charges of shooting and killing a police officer. (Yonhap)
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