"Someone Keeps Firing BB Pellets at an Apartment Complex"—Suspect Caught After a Year, and His Identity Is Bizarre

[Financial News] After receiving reports that someone was firing BB pellets at an apartment complex in the middle of the night, police spent more than a year searching for the culprit. A man in his 40s was eventually identified as a suspect, and he reportedly told investigators that he had fired the toy gun for fun.
According to a YTN report on the 23rd, Seoul Gwanak Police Station recently booked a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, on suspicion of special assault and is investigating him.
Mr. A, who lives in an officetel in Sillim-dong, is accused of repeatedly firing a BB gun at an apartment complex about 30 meters away across the street.
Mr. A allegedly fired BB pellets one after another from a darkened officetel window toward the opposite side. Investigators believe he lowered the curtains and fired while extending only the gun's muzzle outside the window.
The first report from a victim was filed in April last year. A resident who had gone outside to dispose of recyclables and was struck in the arm by a BB pellet said, "I was hit by a BB pellet that flew at me as if it had been fired from a slingshot, and I screamed."
Although police launched an investigation, they struggled to identify the shooter because there were no clear clues. As BB pellets continued to fly in every night, residents became increasingly anxious.
The apartment complex's flower beds were covered with piles of BB pellets. A cleaning worker said, "We found a handful of BB pellets yesterday and the day before," adding, "I thought children were doing it."
As complaints continued to pour in, the management office broadcast an announcement urging residents who witnessed someone firing a BB gun or suffered harm to report it. The head of the management office said reports had been received of suspected BB-gun fire aimed at walls, glass windows, trees and even residents.
Police identified Mr. A as a suspect a year and a half after receiving the first report. He reportedly told investigators that he had purchased an electrically rechargeable toy gun and fired it at night to watch the glow-in-the-dark BB pellets fly. He claimed that he had done it only for fun and had not aimed at people.
Police booked Mr. A on suspicion of special assault and requested a firearm examination from the National Forensic Service.
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