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Suspect in 60s arrested after Homeplus supermarket stabbing

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC · How we work

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Suspect Stabs Eight

Police arrested a male suspect after he stabbed eight people at a Homeplus supermarket in Incheon.
The attack wounded six women and two men, and a woman in her 20s suffered cardiac arrest.
Bystanders subdued the attacker and handed him to police before officers arrived.
Police said the suspect, a man in his 60s, wore an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.

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Police Question Suspect

Investigators are questioning suspect A about how he obtained the knife.
Fire department units arrived with police to secure the Homeplus Guwol branch.
Incheon Namdong Police Station logged the emergency 119 call at 1:49 p.m.
Homeplus announced the store will stay closed for safety inspections.
Law enforcement deployed extra officers to patrol nearby neighborhoods after the attack.

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Suspect Stabs Eight

Police arrested a male suspect after he stabbed eight people at a Homeplus supermarket in Incheon.
The attack wounded six women and two men, and a woman in her 20s suffered cardiac arrest.
Bystanders subdued the attacker and handed him to police before officers arrived.
Police said the suspect, a man in his 60s, wore an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.

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