Authorities in Carrollton arrested a 69-year-old man after he allegedly killed two people and injured three others in connected shootings at a shopping plaza and an apartment complex on May 5, 2026, driven by what investigators say was anger over failed business deals.

Seung Ho Han faces charges of capital murder of multiple persons and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the attacks in the Dallas suburb’s Koreatown neighborhood. According to court documents, Han told detectives he was upset about a $75,000 business dispute involving his sushi restaurant and a Georgia property investment that went sour.

Police identified the deceased victims as Sung Rae Cho, 63, of Denton County, and Edward Schleigh. The three injured victims — Olivia Kim, Yo Sung Kim, and Young Yoo — are expected to survive, Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said.

A Targeted Attack, Not Random Violence

The wounded survivors told investigators they had gathered at the strip mall with Cho for a meeting when Han arrived and opened fire, according to authorities. Arredondo said the violence stemmed from known connections between the suspect and those he targeted.

“It was a known business relationship. We’re still trying to work to identify what caused his actions,” Arredondo said.

Two Crime Scenes Miles Apart

The first attack unfolded just before 10 a.m. at K Towne Plaza, a retail hub in Carrollton, a city of more than 130,000 residents about 20 miles north of Dallas. Responding officers found three adults suffering from gunshot wounds and one person dead at the shopping center.

While detectives worked the initial crime scene, a second call came in reporting another shooting at an apartment complex roughly four miles away. Police discovered a dead man inside one of the units there. Investigators believe Han carried out both shootings.

Police apprehended Han a short time later at H Mart on Old Denton Road in Carrollton after a brief foot chase. Court documents revealed that after the shootings, Han drove to H Mart to say goodbye to friends at the fish market, telling police he had planned to take his own life before officers took him into custody.

Officers later converged on a nearby apartment complex where Han had lived recently. Neighbors who spoke with investigators said they did not recognize his name.

Heavy Federal Presence At The Scene

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and at least one other federal agency were among the law enforcement personnel who responded. FBI agents were seen collecting evidence in the parking lot throughout the afternoon. Video circulating online showed Carrollton officers moving cautiously past storefronts at K Towne Plaza with their weapons drawn in the chaotic minutes after the first shooting.

Detectives spent hours canvassing the shopping plaza, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing surveillance footage to piece together the sequence of events between the two shooting locations. The federal involvement underscored the scale of the response, even as police described the case as a personal dispute rather than an act of mass terror.

Shock Ripples Through Koreatown

The daytime gunfire was a jarring intrusion on Carrollton’s tight-knit Korean American community, where K Towne Plaza serves as a familiar gathering place. More than 4,000 of the city’s residents are of Korean descent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data — a population that has helped transform this Dallas suburb into the largest Korean community in the southern United States.

“We’re shocked,” said John Jun, who is active in the Korean American community. “We’re not immune to something like this happening, but we are very generally a peaceful community that works hard.”

The neighborhood has flourished thanks to investment from Korean entrepreneurs over the past 20 years. It is anchored by H Mart, the well-known Asian supermarket chain, and lined with dozens of restaurants offering everything from Korean fried chicken to shaved ice desserts known as bingsu. The city is also home to multiple Korean churches, including Baptist and Presbyterian congregations that draw worshippers from across the metro area.

For longtime residents and small business owners, the violence struck a community that prides itself on stability and entrepreneurship. Several merchants in the plaza closed their doors for the remainder of the day as the investigation unfolded.

Investigation Continues Into Business Dispute

Arredondo emphasized that while investigators have established that the encounters at the plaza and the apartment complex were connected, many questions remain about why tensions escalated so violently on the morning of May 5. Police are still working to determine the exact nature of the meeting that preceded the shootings and the specifics of the financial disputes Han allegedly cited.

The case adds Carrollton to a string of recent shopping center shootings across the country, though officials in Carrollton stressed that this incident appears to have been driven by a personal grievance rather than indiscriminate violence directed at the public.

Han remained in custody on the evening of May 5 as detectives continued their interviews and prepared to formally present charges.