The Associated Press and Fox 4 reported that the shootings occurred May 5 (local time) at a shopping center in Koreatown in Carrollton, north of Dallas, and at a nearby apartment complex.
Police said gunfire was reported about 10 a.m. near K-Town Plaza. When officers arrived, four adults had been shot. One man was pronounced dead, and two men and a woman were taken with injuries, the reports said.
As investigators worked the scene, police received another shooting call at an apartment complex about 6 kilometers away. Officers found a man dead inside an apartment.
Police identified the suspect as Han Seung-ho, 69, who operated a Japanese restaurant at K-Town Plaza. Police did not release his nationality or race, but he is believed to be Korean.
Han fled after the shootings but was arrested near a grocery store, police said. During questioning, he admitted he was the shooter and said he was angry at the victims over a financial dispute tied to a business deal, according to police.
Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said investigators do not believe it was a random attack. "It was a known business relationship," he said. "We are still trying to determine what triggered his actions." The victims have not been identified.
After the shooting, police and FBI agents responded to the K-Town Plaza area to collect evidence.
Woo Sung-chul, president of the Dallas Korean Association, told Fox 4 he knew some of the victims. "They were all immigrants who came here and worked hard for their families," he said.
Carrollton is a city of about 130,000 people about 32 kilometers north of Dallas. More than 4,000 residents are of Korean descent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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