A Tuesday shooting at a shopping center in Carrollton, Texas, left two dead and three others injured after a business meeting went awry.
According to local police, 69-year-old Seung Han Ho was meeting with the victims for an unspecified transaction at the Koreatown shopping center when he opened fire.
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The shooting reportedly happened just before 10 a.m., and officers arrived on the scene shortly after to find five victims, two of whom died and three others who are hospitalized in stable condition. A large police presence remains in the area.
The victims have not been identified, but all were said to be adults. Their genders were also not specified.
Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said undercover police officers located Seung’s vehicle with the suspect inside, but when officers approached, Seung took off on foot.
Arredondo said police are working on multiple scenes related to the investigation. There are reportedly two crime scenes related to the incident, one being the Koreatown shopping center where the shooting took place, and another, H-Mart, where Seung was arrested.
Following a foot pursuit, officers eventually caught Seung a few miles away and made the arrest.
Local news outlets reported that FBI agents were on the scene, but authorities said there was no threat.
“This was an incident where it was not a random act,” Arredondo said. “It was a known business relationship.”
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Arredondo also said the incident is not a hate crime and that his agency will be working with the FBI on the investigation.
The charges against Seung have not been revealed, and the investigation remains ongoing. Carrollton, located north of Dallas, has a population of approximately 130,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The city has reportedly seen a boom in its Korean population over the last two decades.
