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Soldiers from Marine Corps participate in a drill in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on April 27.

Marine Corps probes base gun controls after fatal Pohang shooting

After a Marine was found dead from a gunshot wound off base in Pohang, the Marine Corps is reviewing weapons and ammunition management to determine how the firearm left the unit undetected.

2026.8.5

Man who threatened temple employee with replica gun formally detained by police

Police formally detained a man in Jinju who had been in custody since allegedly threatening one temple employee with a replica weapon, injuring another with his car and leading police on a 50-kilometer (31-mile) chase while drunk.

2026.8.3

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Man who allegedly threatened temple visitor with replica gun arrested after 31-mile chase

The suspect reportedly got into his car and drove away from the scene, not stopping even after hitting another visitor who tried to block his escape.

2026.7.30

The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency's special operations unit searches the house of a person suspected of making guns. [GANGWON PROVINCIAL POLICE AGENCY]

Man arrested for allegedly making guns to 'catch harmful wild animals'

A man in Chuncheon, Gangwon, has been arrested for allegedly building homemade, functional air guns to “catch harmful wild animals," with the police saying that he test-fired them in his home and on his property.

2026.5.6

An aerial view of U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate taken on Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. [AP/YONHAP]

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago

An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, U.S. President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning.

2026.2.23

Korean army soldiers deploy the multiple launch rocket system Chunmoo during a live-fire drill in Goseong County, Gangwon on Oct. 17, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]

Army gunshot death prompts bullying investigation

A front line Army unit is under investigation after a staff sergeant was found dead from a gunshot wound amid emerging evidence of bullying among soldiers.

2025.9.16

Authorities investigate the site in Suseong Lake park in Suseong District, Daegu, where an Army captain in his 30s from the Korea Army Academy was found dead on the morning of Sept. 2. [YONHAP]

Gunshot death of captain raises concerns about Army ammo management

The Army is facing scrutiny over its firearm and ammunition management after a captain was found dead from a gunshot wound near Suseong Lake, a public park in Daegu.

2025.9.2

Military officer found dead near Suseong Lake in Daegu

A man was found dead with a gunshot wound early Tuesday morning at Sanghwa Hill near Suseong Lake in Suseong District, Daegu, according to police. Police responding to a citizen report at around 6:40 a.m. discovered the man's body.

2025.9.2

The assailant in the homemade firearm incident that occurred in Songdo International City last month is transferred from Incheon Nonhyeon Police Precinct to prosecution on July 30. [NEWS1]

Songdo shooting suspect killed son despite pleas for mercy

A man is accused of fatally shooting his son after believing financial support had been cut off, despite pleas for mercy.

2025.8.25

Police tape is put up at the apartment in northern Seoul of a man who allegedly shot his own son on July 20. [YONHAP]

Shooting suspect not psychopathic, profilers determine

The suspect in a shooting in Incheon that left his son dead and involved a bomb threat did not meet the threshold for further analysis for psychopathy, according to police after interviews with two criminal profilers.

2025.8.4