Suspect arrested after Incheon supermarket stabbing

A stabbing at a HomePlus supermarket in Incheon, South Korea, on October 13 left several people injured, with one person reported in cardiac arrest. A male suspect was arrested, and police were investigating the circumstances and motive, which had not been established in reports published that day. An official from South Korea’s Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said one person was in cardiac arrest and around seven others had been injured. The reported injury totals differed: another account said eight people were seriously hurt, while a third said more than eight had been injured. No confirmed final tally or subsequent medical update was provided in the reports. The suspect’s arrest was reported by local media. The Incheon Namdong Police Station was identified in South Korean press reports as the agency investigating the stabbing. The available accounts did not provide the suspect’s identity or a police-established explanation for the attack. The incident occurred at a supermarket in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul. One account identified the store as a HomePlus supermarket in the Guwol district.