Police decided to review whether to disclose the identity of a former first officer in his 50s who killed an airline captain who had been a coworker.
Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said on the 23rd that it will convene an identity disclosure committee for suspect A, in his 50s, on the afternoon of the 24th. Specific details of the meeting were not disclosed.
A is suspected of killing captain B, in his 50s, from the same airline at an apartment in Busanjin District, Busan, at about 5:20 a.m. on the 17th.
The day before the killing, at about 4:40 a.m. on the 16th, A also allegedly tried to strangle to death captain C of a domestic airline using a cord, but failed due to C's strong resistance.
After the case was transferred from the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, an integrated investigation will proceed in Busan.
After committing the killing, A moved to Changwon, South Gyeongsang, where D, the next designated target, lives. But as D was under personal protection by the South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency at the time and A judged it would be difficult to carry out the crime, A fled to Ulsan and was arrested by police.
The specific motive for the crime has not yet been clearly revealed.