Father kills son with homemade gun at birthday party

The motive behind the suspect’s shooting was not known.

The gun was in pipe form, and the bullets hit the son’s chest, he was moved to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.

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The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said a special unit team discovered 15 explosive devices at the suspect’s home and safely dismantled and removed them.

One device was connected to an ignition by a plastic bottle containing flammable liquid and was set to go off.

In addition to the two homemade guns he used to shoot his son, nine other guns were discovered in the suspect’s car, while five to six metal pipes were found at his home.

Police said they searched the home in Seoul’s northern district of Dobong after the suspect told investigators he had installed an explosive device there.

Authorities promptly evacuated 105 residents from the building before searching.