Man in His 70s Booked for Firing Steel Balls from 8th Floor Apartment...Parked Vehicle Damaged

Fired Slingshot More Than Ten Times from Apartment in Buk-gu, Gwangju
No Injuries Reported, but Vehicle Damaged
Police Investigating on Charges of Attempted Aggravated Assault

A man in his 70s was apprehended by police after repeatedly firing steel balls with a slingshot from the 8th floor of an apartment in Gwangju. Although there were no injuries, the steel balls damaged vehicles, prompting a police investigation.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on June 6 that they have booked Mr. A (in his 70s) without detention on charges of attempted aggravated assault and are currently investigating him.

Gwangju Bukbu Police Station.

Mr. A is suspected of firing steel balls with a slingshot about ten times downward from the 8th floor of an apartment in Sinyong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, around 7 p.m. the previous day.

No one was injured in the incident, but a vehicle parked in a parking lot near a church, about 80 meters away from the apartment complex, was damaged after being struck by the steel balls.

Upon receiving a report, the police responded and analyzed nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to identify Mr. A, and arrested him at his residence. The slingshot capable of launching steel balls was also confiscated at the scene.

During police questioning, Mr. A reportedly stated that he "fired the slingshot as a test to see if it could launch steel balls."

Since Mr. A denied the allegations of vehicle damage, the police changed the initial charge of aggravated property damage to the charge of attempted aggravated assault.

The police are continuing to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident.

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