Police said the suspect knew the victims and later admitted firing at five people over financial disagreements.
CARROLLTON, Texas — A 69-year-old man shot five people Tuesday at a Carrollton shopping center and a nearby apartment complex, killing two and injuring three others in attacks police said were tied to business dealings.
The suspect, identified by police as Seung Ho Han, was arrested after officers tracked him to a nearby grocery store and chased him briefly on foot. Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said the shootings were not random and were not being treated as a hate crime. The attack shook a busy Korean American business district north of Dallas and drew a large response from local, state and federal law enforcement.
The first shooting was reported shortly before 10 a.m. at K Towne Plaza, a shopping center near State Highway 121 and West Hebron Parkway in Carrollton. Officers arrived and found four adults with gunshot wounds. One adult male died at the scene. Two adult males and one adult female were taken to hospitals and were listed in stable condition, police said. Arredondo said the people at the shopping center had gathered for a business purpose. “It was a known business relationship,” he said. “We’re still trying to work to identify what caused his actions.”
While officers were investigating at the plaza, police were called at about 11:13 a.m. to a second shooting at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Old Denton Road, roughly 4 miles away. Officers found another adult male dead inside an apartment. Investigators later determined the same suspect carried out both shootings, police said. Undercover officers used police technology to locate Han’s vehicle and followed him to an H Mart grocery store. Police said Han ran briefly before officers took him into custody without further violence.
Detectives interviewed Han after his arrest, and police said he acknowledged shooting all five victims. Investigators said Han told them he was angry because of financial disagreements connected to business dealings with the victims. Police had not released the names of the two people killed by Tuesday evening, pending family notifications. Authorities also had not publicly detailed the exact business dispute, the type of meeting held at the plaza or the relationship between Han and each victim. Police said there was no continuing threat to the public after the arrest.
The shootings brought police tape, patrol vehicles and armed officers to one of Carrollton’s busiest Korean commercial areas. Agents from the FBI were seen helping collect evidence at K Towne Plaza, and the Texas Department of Public Safety also assisted Carrollton police. Investigators marked items in the parking lot and moved between storefronts as customers and business owners watched from outside the secured area. The case stretched across three main locations: the shopping center, the Old Denton Road apartment complex and the grocery store where Han was arrested.
K Towne Plaza sits in a section of Carrollton that has become a major Korean American business hub in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Carrollton has about 130,000 residents and is about 20 miles north of Dallas. More than 4,000 residents are of Korean descent, according to census figures cited in coverage of the shooting. Over the past two decades, Korean markets, restaurants, churches and retail centers have helped make the area a regional destination for food, shopping and community gatherings.
Community leaders said the shooting stunned people who know the district as a close commercial and cultural center. John Jun, who is active in the Korean American community, said residents were shaken by the violence. “We’re shocked,” Jun said. “We’re not immune to something like this happening, but we are very generally a peaceful community that works hard.” Sungchul Woo, president of the Korean Society of Dallas, said he knew some of the victims and described them as immigrants who worked hard for their families.
Authorities had not announced formal charges or a court schedule by Tuesday evening. Prosecutors are expected to review the police investigation before charges are filed. Detectives were expected to keep interviewing witnesses, reviewing records tied to the reported financial dispute and processing evidence from the shopping center, the apartment and the arrest scene. Police said more information would be released through the Carrollton Police Department and prosecutors as the investigation continues.
The case stood Tuesday evening as a targeted attack with one suspect in custody, two people dead and three others recovering in hospitals. The next major step is the filing of criminal charges and the release of victim information after family notifications are complete.
Author note: Last updated May 5, 2026.