During the night of April 26th to April 27th 1982, Woo Bum Gon, a police officer, murdered ~60 people and wounded many more by committing a mass shooting in Uiryeong county in South Gyeongsang Province. Until 2011, it was the worst mass shooting in modern history.
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1) Contributors to Wikimedia projects. 2006. “Woo Bum-Kon – Wikipedia.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. March 21, 2006. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo_Bum-kon.
2) “KSIS : The Mad Tiger of Korea – KSTATION TV.” 2024. KSTATION TV. January 13, 2024. https://kstationtv.com/2024/01/13/ksis-the-mad-tiger-of-korea/?lang=en.
3) New Straits Times. 1982. “Cop Kills 55 After Quarrel with Mistress,” April 28, 1982.
4) “Statutes of the Republic of Korea.” n.d. Korea Legislation Research Institute. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?hseq=45740&lang=ENG.
5) Stokes, Henry Scott. 1982. “SEOUL IS STUNNED BY POLICEMAN’S SLAYING OF 56.” The New York Times, April 28, 1982.