Suspect in Airline Captain's Murder Eludes Police... Also Attempted to Choke Another Captain (Comprehensive)

Suspect Believed to Have Acted Out of Grudge Against Colleague

Number of Airline Captains Requesting Personal Protection Rises from 3 to 8

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Busan Metropolitan Police Agency

In Busan, following the murder of an airline captain by a former colleague, police are struggling to track down the main suspect, with the search ongoing for more than 10 hours.

According to the Busan Police Agency on March 17, at approximately 5:30 a.m. that day, a man in his 50s, referred to as A, attacked Captain B, a former colleague, with a weapon at an apartment in Busanjin-gu. The victim, Captain B, was found around 7:00 a.m. and transported to the hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

Although about 10 hours have passed since the incident, the police have not yet determined A’s whereabouts. A police official stated, "There is no evidence that he has left Busan, but it is possible he has fled. We have deployed personnel to locations including Busan Station and airport terminals as part of the ongoing investigation."

It is believed that A has been traveling by public transportation since the crime. However, the exact boarding and disembarkation times are unclear, so the police are focusing on tracking his movements using closed-circuit (CC) TV footage.

Additionally, A’s mobile phone is turned off, and it is suspected that he is using cash to make it more difficult to trace his movements, frequently changing clothes during his escape.

There are cautious suggestions that the crime may have been premeditated. Factors cited include the absence of CCTV in the apartment hallway and the fact that the incident occurred in the early morning hours. The fact that the crime was committed at the time when victim B usually left home for exercise further supports this theory.

Anxiety is spreading within the aviation industry as the apprehension of the suspect is delayed. Since the incident, the number of airline captains requesting personal protection has increased from three to eight.

On March 16 at approximately 4:30 a.m., A also attacked another former colleague, C, in front of the elevator at a residence in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, choking C from behind with a tool. C resisted strongly, escaped from the scene, and immediately reported the incident to the police.

According to Yonhap News Agency, an industry official said, "There are individuals associated with the suspect at other airlines, which is making pilots anxious. We hope he is arrested as soon as possible."

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