Four Arrested for Wielding a Weapon and Spraying Fire Extinguisher in Rampage After Shoulder Collision

Four individuals in their teens and twenties were arrested by the police for causing a disturbance, including threatening with a weapon and spraying a fire extinguisher, all because of bumping shoulders. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Four individuals in their teens and twenties who caused a disturbance by threatening with a weapon and spraying a fire extinguisher after bumping shoulders were apprehended by the police.

The Gunsan Police Station in Jeollabuk-do announced on the 22nd that they have booked A (16) and B (22), among four people, without detention on charges of special assault and are investigating them.

The police reported that B and three others assaulted A by punching him near a convenience store in Gyeongam-dong, Gunsan City, at around 2:07 a.m. the previous day.

In response, A is accused of threatening the others with a weapon and spraying a fire extinguisher.

White fire extinguisher powder was scattered throughout the scene.

The fight stopped when companions nearby reported to the police, who then arrested A and the other three on the spot.

According to the police, none of them sustained serious injuries.

It was investigated that the fight started when A and B bumped shoulders at the convenience store entrance.

The police plan to summon and investigate them one by one.

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