At 9:57 a.m. Tuesday, a 69-year-old man opened fire in the parking lot of a Korean market in Carrollton. Across two crime scenes, police said Seung Ho Han, vengeful over business disputes, killed two people and wounded three others.  

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The shootings permeated a tight-knit Korean American community and its coveted sense of safety. In a statement to The Dallas Morning News, Carrollton Mayor Steve Babick said the city was grieving alongside them and offered prayers for all involved.   

“We will continue to watch over our neighbors in need as we all search for answers,” Babick wrote.  

Here’s how the day unfolded, based on witness accounts, information from Carrollton police, an arrest warrant affidavit and statements from community leaders. 

Summer 2025: The business deal 

Last summer, Han said he purchased Kkanbu Sushi as part of a business deal he made with Young Yoo, owner of the K Towne Plaza, and Edward Schleigh, a real estate broker.   

After Han had settled into the plaza, he said Yoo and Schleigh convinced him to invest in out-of-state property. He gave Schleigh $70,000 and Yoo $5,000, with the understanding Schleigh would pay Han’s business rent.  

Han told police their agreement quickly fell through.  

When Han asked Yoo and Schleigh to return his money, he said they refused.  

He alleged a woman named Olivia Kim then persuaded Yoo to raise his rent by $2,000. 

9:57 a.m. Tuesday: The 911 call 

Shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Yoo, Olivia Kim, Yo Sung Kim and Sung Rae Cho arrived at the Gwangjang Korean Market for what they believed was a business meeting.  

Near the front of the market in the 4000 block of State Highway 121, Han said he confronted the group and took their cell phones when they threatened to call 911.  

He shot Yoo, Olivia Kim and Yo Sung Kim before striking Cho as he tried to escape. 

Carrollton police were dispatched to the market after receiving a call from a witness.  

Cho was pronounced dead at the scene. Olivia Kim, Yo Sung Kim and Yoo were taken to hospitals, where police said they were stable. 

Callie Higgins, who lives in an apartment behind the market, said she was walking to the Starbucks at the plaza Tuesday morning when she spotted a few police officers.  

By the time she left the coffee shop, Higgins said the number of police had grown drastically. 

“Y’all have to get out of here, it’s not safe,” Higgins recalled a SWAT officer shouting. “Shooter on the loose.”  

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11:13 a.m. Tuesday: A second shooting 

Officers were notified at 11:13 a.m. of a second shooting in the 2700 block of Old Denton Road, about four miles from the plaza. 

Han said he drove straight from the market to Schleigh’s apartment, knowing he rarely locked the front door.  

Han then walked inside and told Schleigh he was tired of the real estate broker taking his money.  

He shot Schleigh twice. Schleigh was found dead by responding officers. 

12:12 p.m. Tuesday: Han apprehended 

Han said he left Schleigh’s apartment and went to the H Mart at 2625 Old Denton Road, where he said he planned to say goodbye to the fish market staff before driving somewhere and taking his own life. 

Officers found Han’s car in the H Mart parking lot. At 12:12 p.m., he was taken into custody while leaving the grocery store.  

Officers said they found live ammunition in his pants’ pockets. 

H Mart was closed for more than two hours after Han was apprehended as local and federal authorities joined Carrollton police in securing the area. 

1:45 p.m. Tuesday: Han’s interview 

Han was taken to an interview room at the Carrollton Police Department, where he waived his rights, agreed to talk and confessed to shooting all five people.  

Han was later booked into the Denton County jail, where he faces two charges of capital murder and three charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 

10 a.m. Wednesday: Community leaders gather for news conference  

Civic and business leaders from North Texas’ Korean American community gathered Wednesday morning at the Korean Cultural Center in Dallas to mourn those killed, calm fears and urge residents to stand together in the aftermath of the violence. 

“This hits too close to home,” said Mike Song, vice president of the Korean Society of Dallas and a former Carrollton council member. “This is where I grew up, and this is my home. It’s hard to swallow.” 

A violent day across the Dallas area 

The Carrollton shootings were the first of five unrelated incidents across the Dallas-Fort Worth area that would leave a total of five people dead and at least eight others injured in a 15-hour span from Tuesday morning through early Wednesday morning. 

Near Dallas’ Kessler Stevens and Oak Cliff neighborhoods, two separate shootings – one on East 8th Street and one on Prosperity Avenue – left two dead. 

In Deep Ellum, Cinco De Mayo celebrations were disrupted by gunfire on Commerce and Elm streets. The first shooting left five people wounded, while the second killed a 26-year-old security guard as he tried to break up a fight.  

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Staff writer Michael Cuviello contributed to this report.