{"id":262,"date":"2026-05-08T08:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallasrelocationhubs.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:46:35","slug":"how-the-deadly-shootings-in-carrolltons-koreatown-unfolded-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallasrelocationhubs.com\/?p=262","title":{"rendered":"How the deadly shootings in Carrollton’s Koreatown unfolded"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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. \u00a0<\/p>

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The shootings permeated a tight-knit Korean American community and its coveted sense of safety. In a statement to\u00a0The Dallas Morning News<\/em>, Carrollton Mayor Steve Babick said the city was grieving alongside them and offered prayers for all involved. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cWe will continue to watch over our neighbors in need as we all search for answers,\u201d Babick wrote. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Here\u2019s how the day unfolded, based on witness accounts, information from Carrollton police, an arrest warrant affidavit and statements from community leaders.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Summer 2025: The business deal\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>

Last summer, Han said he purchased Kkanbu Sushi\u00a0as part of a business deal he made with Young Yoo, owner of the\u00a0K Towne Plaza, and Edward Schleigh, a real estate broker. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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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\u2019s business rent. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Han told police their agreement quickly fell through. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

When Han asked Yoo and Schleigh to return his money, he said they refused. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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He alleged a woman named Olivia Kim then persuaded Yoo to raise his rent by $2,000.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

9:57 a.m. Tuesday: The 911 call\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>

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. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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He shot Yoo,\u00a0Olivia Kim and\u00a0Yo Sung Kim before striking Cho as he tried to escape.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Carrollton police were dispatched to the market after receiving a call from a witness. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Cho was pronounced dead at the scene. Olivia Kim, Yo Sung Kim and Yoo were taken to hospitals, where police said they were stable.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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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. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

By the time she left the coffee shop, Higgins said the number of police had grown drastically.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

\u201cY\u2019all have to get out of here, it\u2019s not safe,\u201d Higgins recalled a SWAT officer shouting. \u201cShooter on the loose.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>

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11:13 a.m. Tuesday: A second shooting\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>

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.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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Han said he drove straight from the market to Schleigh\u2019s apartment, knowing he rarely locked the front door. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Han then walked inside and told Schleigh he was tired of the real estate broker taking his money. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

He shot Schleigh twice. Schleigh was found dead by responding officers.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

12:12 p.m. Tuesday: Han apprehended\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>

Han said he left Schleigh\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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Officers found Han\u2019s car in the H Mart parking lot. At 12:12 p.m., he was taken into custody while leaving the grocery store. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

Officers said they found live ammunition in his pants\u2019 pockets.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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1:45 p.m. Tuesday: Han\u2019s interview\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>

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. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

10 a.m. Wednesday: Community leaders gather for news conference \u00a0<\/h2><\/div>

Civic and business leaders from North Texas\u2019 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.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cThis hits too close to home,\u201d said Mike Song, vice president of the Korean Society of Dallas and a former Carrollton council member. \u201cThis is where I grew up, and this is my home. It\u2019s hard to swallow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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