Man in His 20s Arrested 11 Hours After Killing Female High School Student in Downtown Gwangju

Male High School Student Attacked After Responding to Screams
Apprehended After Fleeing the Scene by Switching Taxis

A man in his 20s was urgently arrested by police after fatally stabbing one high school student and injuring another with a weapon in downtown Gwangju during the late-night hours.

Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju announced on May 5 that they had apprehended and are currently investigating a 24-year-old man surnamed Jang on charges of murder and attempted murder.

According to the police, at around 12:11 a.m. that day, Jang allegedly stabbed A, a 17-year-old female high school sophomore, with a weapon on the sidewalk of a main road near a university in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, resulting in her death.

The police investigation revealed that Jang had an argument with A at the scene before wielding a weapon. Immediately after the crime, he also attacked B, a 17-year-old male high school student who approached to help after hearing the screams, injuring him.

B, who was attacked, fortunately managed to escape the scene and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.

After committing the crime, Jang left the scene by switching between a car and a taxi. However, after a police back-tracking operation, he was apprehended about 11 hours later at around 11:24 a.m. near his residence in a residential area of Wolgye-dong.

Police investigations found that Jang had chased after victim A to commit the crime, then attacked B, who ran over from across the street, before fleeing. It has been confirmed that there were no additional crimes committed during his escape.

The police plan to focus their investigation on the relationship between Jang and the victims, as well as the exact motive for the crime, before applying for an arrest warrant.

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