| Perpetrator: | Kyung-yul King |
| 1971 Kimpo Mass Shooting | |
| Location: | Kimpo, South Korea |
| Date: | January 18, 1971 |
| Injuries: | 4 |
| Fatalities: | 7 (Including the perpetrator) |
| Weapons: | M-16 rifle and hand grenades |
On January 18, 1971, Kyung-yul King, a South Korean marine corps sergeant, killed six people and wounded four others in a mass shooting in Kimpo, South Korea before committing suicide.[1] [2]
After a drinking bout that night, King detonated two hand grenades inside the marine camp, and then ran into a nearby village, where he shot dead two soldiers and four villagers with his M-16 assault rifle and also injured four other villagers. Afterwards the 27-year-old fled into the mountains, where he committed suicide.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]