Gunman kills 3 in S Korea, later found dead

Three people were dead after a gunman opened fire at a convenience store in Sejong City and set the store on fire before fleeing, Feb 25, 2015. [Photo/IC]

The suspect shot the son as he sat in a car in front of the store and then entered a house next to the shop and shot the father, police said. In the store, the suspect then shot the other man before pouring paint thinner on the floor and setting the shop ablaze.

The gunman had gotten the shotguns from a police station in the nearby city of Gongju in the central part of South Korea about two hours before the morning shooting, Lee said.

South Koreans can obtain licenses for shotguns and rifles for the purpose of hunting animals, but they are required to keep the weapons at police stations and use them only during legal hunting periods. Lee said the suspect owned the shotguns and had proper licenses that he got last year.

Shooting incidents are rare in South Korea, which tightly controls gun possession, although there has been a spate of shooting deaths among soldiers.