Three men were found collapsed in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, and two were killed, one in critical condition. The victims were brothers, and it appears that someone wielded a blunt weapon. However, the person the police had identified as a suspect was also found dead.
This is KNN regular reporter.
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A house in Sacheon, Gyeongnam. Yesterday (21st) morning, three men were found in the house with severe blunt injuries and collapsed.
One person in their 50s is already dead.
Two remaining 60-year-olds were rushed to the hospital, but one died and the other was in critical condition.
The three are the second, third, and fourth of five brothers.
At the beginning of the investigation, the police assumed it was a fight between brothers, but there were other suspects.
The police checked the vehicle’s black box and CCTV, and identified a car that was exiting from this place at the time of the incident and started tracking it.
Driver A was put on suspicion.
Police confirmed that Mr. A abandoned his car at the Sacheon Bridge rest area and fled to a nearby hill.
The police, who followed, found Mr. A, who had died in the mountain.
Police believe that there was a monetary transaction related to the distribution of fruit with the fourth person who died.
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The police have started collecting evidence, such as fingerprinting the fugitive vehicle, and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.
(Video coverage: Ha Ho-young KNN, screen provided: Gyeongnam Fire Department)