Man in His 20s Kills High School Student in Downtown at Night and Flees, Claims "No Prior Acquaintance"

A man in his 20s who killed and injured two high school students with a weapon on a downtown street late at night reportedly stated that he had no particular motive for the crime.

According to the Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju on May 5, Jang (24), who is being investigated for murder and attempted murder, testified, "I committed the crime after seeing the victims, whom I did not know at all, passing by."

On the morning of the 5th, the police urgently arrested Jang Mo, a suspect in his 20s accused of murder, on a road in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Yonhap News

Immediately after being apprehended, Jang claimed during police questioning, "I decided to commit the crime while contemplating ending my own life." However, the reason for his suicide attempt and any other motives behind the crime have not been revealed.

Because Jang's statements lack detail, the police plan to clarify the circumstances of the case through interviews with profilers and forensics on his mobile phone.

Earlier that day, at approximately 12:11 a.m., Jang allegedly stabbed and killed second-year high school student A (female, 17) with a weapon on a pedestrian path near a university in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, and attacked student B (male, 17) with a weapon as well. At the time of the crime, Jang reportedly chased after A and attacked her with a weapon, and then wielded the weapon at B, who approached the scene, before fleeing in a vehicle.

The police tracked the vehicle's route using nearby CCTV footage and apprehended Jang at 11:24 a.m., about 11 hours after the incident occurred. The police plan to request a warrant for Jang's arrest as early as today.

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