Police said the attack began at a shopping plaza and continued at a nearby apartment.
CARROLLTON, Texas — A deadly shooting that began outside a Korean shopping center Tuesday and ended with an arrest near another market has shaken Carrollton’s Koreatown business district, where police said all five victims knew the suspect.
The Carrollton Police Department said two people were killed and three others were wounded in shootings linked to a financial dispute. The suspect, 69-year-old Seung Ho Han, was taken into custody after officers found him several miles from the first scene.
Police said the violence started shortly before 10 a.m. at K Towne Plaza, a shopping center near State Highway 121 and West Hebron Parkway. Officers arrived to find four adults shot. One man was pronounced dead at the plaza. Two men and one woman were hospitalized in stable condition.
While officers were still working at the plaza, another shooting was reported at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Old Denton Road. Police found a second man dead inside an apartment. Investigators later said the same suspect was tied to both scenes.
Han was arrested near an H-Mart after a brief foot chase, police said. Investigators said he later confessed to shooting all five victims and said he was angry about financial disagreements related to business dealings. Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said the attack was “not a random act.”
The shootings brought officers, tactical units and investigators into one of North Texas’ best-known Korean business corridors. Crime scene tape surrounded part of the plaza, and nearby workers said they locked doors as police searched the area. Witnesses reported seeing officers with long guns enter nearby businesses during the response.
Police said the case remained active Wednesday. Officials had not released the victims’ names, and court records showing formal charges were not immediately available. Authorities said there was no ongoing danger to the public and no evidence released so far showing the shootings were motivated by hate.
Community members described the victims as part of a close business network. John Jun, with the Korean American Coalition DFW Chapter, said people in the area were grieving and hoping the injured victims recover. The shooting, he said, was painful because many people in the district know one another through years of work and business ties.
The next step is expected to move through prosecutors as detectives complete reports and gather evidence from the plaza, the apartment and the arrest location. Police said updates would follow as victim notifications and the investigation continue.
Author note: Last updated May 6, 2026.