The main suspect in the killing and arson spree at an apartment building in Jinju is escorted into a police station in the South Gyeongsang Province city, Wednesday. Yonhap





A window in the apartment was blackened in the fire that took 20 minutes to extinguish. Yonhap



By Oh Young-jin



The suspect in an early morning arson and killing spree Wednesday exhibited signs of schizophrenia, claiming his fatal attack was in self-defense against "forces that threatened me," police said at a briefing later in the day. He reportedly had a history of mental illness.



Five people were killed and 13 injured in the arson and stabbing attack at an apartment complex in Jinju.



Police said that four of the dead were women including a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother. A blind high school senior was also a victim. Some of the injured were listed in a critical condition so the death toll could rise. Seven others were victims of smoke inhalation.



The suspect, identified by his surname An, 42, was apprehended at the scene.





The arson and murder suspect, identified as An, being escorted by police officers. Yonhap



"The suspect kept changing his story and it didn't make any sense," a spokesman for Jinju, South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency told reporters. "He admitted to the arson and killing but refused to disclose what motivated his killing."



An sprayed gasoline in his living room and set it alight at 4:25 a.m., police said. He then shouted "fire," flushing people out of their apartments and ambushing them on the emergency stairs with two "lethal tools," a police term for knives. Officers confronted him in the hall and fired blank and live ammunition before subduing him with a Taser.



An had initially told police he was angry over back pay. But police said it was confirmed he was working as a day laborer and was not owed wages.





The murder suspect is caught on CCTV throwing liquid on the door of an upstairs neighbor he had quarreled with earlier. Yonhap



An is said to be on government support for the underprivileged. He has been living alone in the apartment since 2015.



He is being questioned about the motive for his alleged rampage. Two police experts in crime profiling have been assigned to the case with 30 investigators.



Police said An had at least five run-ins with neighbors. He was once caught on CCTV spraying soy sauce and vinegar on the door of people living upstairs over noise complaints.



Some local media outlets reported that An had uploaded a posting on a portal site in 2013 that showed his resentment of children.



</s>TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) - Torrington Police arrested a man on Tuesday for a suspected arson that took place at an apartment complex.

Police said Jacob Butler, 20, allegedly set the Woodland Hills Apartment complex on fire on March 29.

Butler lives in the complex, police said. Butler admitted to police that he lit a small portion of the siding connected to the neighboring apartment while standing outside on his porch.

Original story: Torrington FD: Structure fire at apartment complex leaves at least 30 residents homeless

The fire damage displaced several families from their homes. No one was injured during the fire, police said.

Butler was charged with Arson, Criminal Mischief, and Reckless Endangerment.

Butler is being held on a court set $75,000 bond and is set to appear in Torrington Court on Wednesday.</s>SEOUL (DPA) - A South Korean man set his apartment on fire before stabbing fleeing residents with a knife, killing five people and injuring 13 others, local media reported Wednesday (April 17).

The 42-year-old set fire to his apartment in the south-eastern city of Jinju before attacking residents as they attempted to flee the building, news agency Yonhap reported, citing local police.

Five people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed in the building's stairwell, Yonhap added.

The man, who was arrested at the scene after a brief confrontation with police, reportedly said he "committed the crimes out of grievances about his overdue wages." The fire was extinguished 20 minutes later.</s>A South Korean man set his apartment on fire before stabbing fleeing residents with a knife, killing five people and injuring 13 others.

The 42-year-old set fire to his apartment in the south-eastern city of Jinju, about 435 kilometres southeast of Seoul, at around 4:29am local time (1930 GMT Tuesday).

He then attacked residents as they attempted to flee the building, news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday citing local police.

Five people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed in the building’s stairwell, Yonhap added.

According to witnesses, he shouted “fire” to force neighbours out of their apartments.

The man, who was arrested at the scene after a brief confrontation with police, reportedly said he “committed the crimes out of grievances about his overdue wages”.

The fire was extinguished 20 minutes later.

Korea Times reported that the man is said to be a recipient of government support for the underprivileged.

The death toll could increase, according to the police, as some of the injured were in critical condition.</s>Five people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured by a South Korean man who set his apartment on fire and stabbed his neighbors as they tried to flee the flames, police said Wednesday.

Police said the 42-year-old started the fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the southern city of Jinju, and waited on the second floor of the building to attack people running downstairs from the blaze.

The youngest of the five victims stabbed to death was a 12-year-old girl.

An unnamed resident told Yonhap news agency that he initially tried to leave the building after hearing the fire alarm but went back to his apartment after seeing "lots of blood" in the hall.

"I heard he was holding knives in both hands," the neighbor said.

The arsonist, who was detained at the scene, told police he committed the crime to defend against "maligning forces."</s>JINJU, South Korea, April 16 (UPI) -- A man in Jinju, southeastern South Korea, set his apartment aflame on Wednesday and attacked fleeing residents with a knife, killing five people and injuring 13 others, police said.

The arson and murder suspect, identified only as a 42-year-old man, set fire to his apartment building in Jinju, about 435 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at around 4:29 a.m. before randomly stabbing residents coming out of their apartments to evacuate, police said.

Five residents, including a 12-year-old girl, were stabbed to death in the apartment stairway, and 13 others were injured, with three of them in critical condition, police said.

Other victims killed in the stabbing spree include a man in his 70s, two women in their 60s and one woman in her 30s. Eight of the injured suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken to the hospital.

The suspect was detained on the scene at about 4:50 a.m. after a confrontation with police. During the confrontation, police officers fired blanks, bullets and tasers but the suspect was not hit.

He reportedly told police he committed the crimes out of grievances about his overdue wages.

Police said the suspect was not intoxicated at the time of the crime.

The fire was extinguished by firefighters about 20 minutes later.

The detention of the suspect came after a resident called a 112 police emergency line to report witnessing a man wielding a weapon against residents fleeing from the fire.

Police said the suspect, a jobless man, was refusing to make a statement after being transferred to a police station.

Police said they have secured testimonies from his neighbors and others that the suspect has a history of schizophrenia.

Police said they will conduct further investigation into the suspect's occupational and health records, as well as the motives for his crimes.</s>At the other end of the apartment complex, police have a white sedan surrounded that is likely somehow connected to the shooting.</s>TORRINGTON — A Torrington man accused of setting fire to his neighbor’s apartment was charged Tuesday with arson.

Jacob Butler, 20, of Highland Avenue in Torrington, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree arson and first-degree criminal mischief.

Police picked him up Tuesday on an active warrant for his arrest after an investigation into a suspected arson at his apartment complex, Woodland Hills at 330 Highland Ave., on March 29.

“During the course of the investigation into what caused the fire on that evening, Butler, of apartment 13A, admitted to lighting a small portion of the siding connected to the neighboring apartment, 13B, on fire while standing outside on his porch,” police Lt. Bart Barown III said.

The fire caused all the building’s tenants to evacuate as the fire quickly spread. The fire displaced several families, but no one was injured.

Butler was held on a $75,000 bond and is expected in court on Wednesday.</s>A 42-year-old man starts the fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the southern city of Jinju, waiting on the second floor of the building to attack people running downstairs from the blaze

SEOUL, South Korea – Five people were killed and more than a dozen others injured by a South Korean man who set his apartment on fire and stabbed his neighbors as they tried to flee the flames, police said Wednesday, April 17.

Police said the 42-year-old started the fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the southern city of Jinju, and waited on the second floor of the building to attack people running downstairs from the blaze.

The youngest of the 5 victims stabbed to death was a 12-year-old girl.

An unnamed resident told Yonhap news agency that he initially tried to leave the building after hearing the fire alarm but went back to his apartment after seeing "lots of blood" in the hall.

"I heard he was holding knives in both hands," the neighbor said.

The arsonist, who was detained at the scene, told police he committed the crime to defend against "maligning forces". – Rappler.com</s>One person was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Arlington Sunday night.

Police responded about 9:30 p.m. to the Indian Creek apartments at 2712 Indian Creek Drive for a shooting. It's unclear if the victim died at the hospital or at the apartment complex.

No arrests have been made.

No other information was available.
Five people are killed and 13 others injured in an arson and stabbing attack in an apartment complex in Jinju, South Korea. The attacker tells the police he was angry because of back pay.