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(LEAD) police-shooting incident
(LEAD) Father kills son with homemade gun at birthday party
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INCHEON, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A man shot and killed his son with a homemade gun during a birthday party he threw for his father, police said Monday.
The 63-year-old shooter was detained without a warrant early Monday after police were alerted to a shooting at an apartment in Incheon, west of Seoul, at 9:31 p.m. Sunday.
The man is suspected of firing two shots at his son in his 30s during the party, which was also attended by his daughter-in-law, his two grandchildren and friends, police said.
The gun was in pipe-form and the bullets hit the son's chest. He was moved to a hospital but later pronounced dead.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said a special unit team discovered a homemade explosive device at the suspect's home and safely dismantled and removed it.
The device, including flammable liquid and a timer, was found at the suspect's residence in the northern Seoul district of Dobong.
The operation came as the suspect told investigators that he had installed an explosive device at his home. Authorities promptly evacuated 105 residents from the building before conducting a thorough search.
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