Criminal profilers to question suspect behind Incheon stabbing spree for motive

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INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Three criminal profilers will help investigate the suspect behind this week's stabbing spree in Incheon that left eight people injured, police said Wednesday.

The profilers will help uncover the motive of the attack, which took place Tuesday afternoon at a shopping complex in the city west of Seoul, according to Incheon's Namdong Police Station.

The suspect, a 59-year-old man, was detained at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and taken into custody, where he reportedly told investigators some details of the attack.

One victim, a woman in her 20s, went into cardiac arrest and received surgery, while the other seven were treated at hospitals.

The assailant reportedly wielded knives in both hands and attacked people while moving between floors on an escalator before shoppers threw chairs at him and subdued him.

He was found to be carrying a large quantity of drugs at the time, but tested negative in a preliminary drug test conducted by the police.

"We plan to apply for an arrest warrant for the suspect after questioning him today," a police official said.

This image from security camera footage provided by a reader shows the suspect of a stabbing spree that left eight people injured in a commercial complex in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Oct. 13, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Criminal profilers to question suspect behind Incheon stabbing spree for motive

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仁川，10月14日（韩联社）——警方周三表示，三名犯罪侧写师将协助调查本周在仁川发生的持刀伤人事件的嫌疑人，该事件造成8人受伤。

据仁川南洞警察局称，犯罪侧写师将帮助揭开这起袭击事件的动机。该袭击事件于周二下午发生在首尔西部城市的一个购物中心。

嫌疑人是一名 59 岁的男子，因涉嫌谋杀未遂在现场被拘留，并被带走。据报道，他在拘留期间向调查人员讲述了袭击的一些细节。

其中一名受害者是20多岁的女性，她心脏骤停并接受了手术，其余七名受害者在医院接受了治疗。

据报道，袭击者双手各持一把刀，在自动扶梯上移动时袭击他人，之后购物者向他扔椅子，将其制服。

当时警方发现他携带大量毒品，但警方进行的初步毒品检测结果呈阴性。

一名警官表示：“我们计划在今天讯问嫌疑人后，申请逮捕令。”

这张由读者提供的监控录像截图显示了2026年10月13日发生在首尔以西仁川市一处商业综合体内的持刀行凶案嫌疑人，该案造成8人受伤。（图片禁止出售）（韩联社）

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（第二部分）仁川发生持刀袭击事件，8人受伤；李呼吁彻底调查

犯罪侧写专家将讯问仁川连环刺伤案嫌疑人，以查明作案动机。