'8 people injured' Incheon stabbing man in his 50s possessed a large amount of drugs... Wear an electronic anklet

According to the police investigation, “I took drugs”… Psychotropic drug investigation

(Incheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Hyun-ki = A man in his 50s who brandished a weapon at customers at a large commercial facility including Homeplus Incheon Guwol branch was found to be in possession of a large amount of drugs.

According to the police on the 13th, a large amount of drugs were found in the belongings of A (59), who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crime.

The police plan to request an analysis from a related agency to confirm whether the drug Mr. A took was a psychotropic drug.

In addition, Mr. A was reportedly wearing an electronic location tracking device (electronic anklet) when he was arrested for a past crime, and was recently booked by the police on charges of possession of a weapon.

The police plan to investigate Mr. A's specific motive for the crime and apply for an arrest warrant.

Mr. A is accused of swinging a weapon and injuring eight customers at a large commercial facility located in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon at around 1:40 PM on this day.

Among the eight injured, one woman in her 20s was in cardiac arrest, and seven other men and women in their 20s to 50s were taken to the hospital and were receiving treatment.

A witness at the scene said, "Mr. A moved from the second basement floor to the third floor above ground with a weapon tied to both hands with a cloth, swinging the weapon at people he saw," and added, "He then tried to go to the fourth floor, but when the entrance was blocked with chairs, he came back down and was subdued by customers."

A police official said, "For unknown reasons, Mr. A possessed two weapons and swung them at customers," and added, "We are continuing to check if there are any additional victims."