Woo Bum-kon
Woo Bum-kon (Korean: 우범곤, March 18, 1955 – April 27, 1982) was a South Korean policeman and spree killer who murdered 62 people and wounded around 35 others in several villages in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, during the night from April 26 to April 27, 1982, before committing suicide.
Woo Bum-kon | |
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| 우범곤 | |
Undated photo of Woo | |
| Born | Woo Bum-kon March 18, 1955 Pusan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Died | April 27, 1982 (aged 27) Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Cause of death | Suicide by 2 hand grenades |
| Occupation(s) | Policeman, former South Korean Marine |
| Details | |
| Date | April 26 – 27, 1982 c. 9:30 P.M. – 5:45 A.M. |
| Location(s) | Several villages in Uiryeong County |
| Killed | 63 (including himself) |
| Injured | 35+ |
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| Woo Bum-kon | |
| Hangul | 우범곤 |
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| Hanja | 禹範坤 |
| Revised Romanization | U Beom-gon |
| McCune–Reischauer | U Pŏmgon |
At the time, Woo's rampage was the worst mass shooting in modern history committed by a single perpetrator, and remains the second deadliest, later surpassed only by the 2011 Norway terrorist attacks. It was also the deadliest deliberate single loss of life in South Korean history until the Daegu Subway Inferno in 2003.
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