When and where did the man fatally shoot his son during the birthday party?

The shooting occurred in July 2025 at the victim’s home in Incheon, west of Seoul. The 63-year-old man used a homemade firearm during his birthday party and also attempted to kill four other people present.

Why did the man plan the shooting of his son and former wife?

The man reportedly began planning the crime in August 2024 after his former wife and son stopped giving him financial support. He was also reportedly suffering from a delusion that they were trying to isolate him from other people.

Life sentence finalized for man who fatally shot son at birthday party

Q: What sentence did the Supreme Court give the man who shot his son at a birthday party in Incheon?

The Supreme Court finalized a life sentence after upholding convictions for murder, attempted murder and violating the firearms control law. It also ordered 20 years of electronic tracking if the man is ever released.

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Summary

The Supreme Court finalized a life sentence for a 63-year-old man who fatally shot his son at a birthday party in Incheon in July 2025. The court upheld convictions for murder, attempted murder and violating the firearms control law, and ordered 20 years of electronic monitoring if he is released. The man had planned the crime since August 2024 after his former wife and son stopped providing financial support.

Key Facts

The victim was the defendant’s 33-year-old son, who was shot at his home in Incheon, west of Seoul.
The defendant attempted to kill four other people at the scene, including his daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.
The defendant reportedly believed that his former wife and son were plotting to isolate him from others.
The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ rulings last month.

By Yonhap

Published Oct 7, 2026 3:53 pm KST

A 62-year-old man, center, is taken from a police station in Incheon to prosecutors after being arrested on charges of killing his 33-year-old son with a homemade gun during his own birthday party, July 30, 2025. Yonhap

The top court has finalized a life sentence for a man accused of killing his own son with a homemade firearm during his birthday party last year, legal sources said Wednesday.

The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' rulings last month, finding the 63-year-old man guilty of murder, attempted murder and violating the firearms control law.

The court also ordered the defendant to wear an electronic tracking device for 20 years, if he is ever released.

The man shot and killed his 33-year-old son during the party at the victim's home in Incheon, west of Seoul, in July 2025 and attempted to kill four others, including his daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, at the scene.

The man was found to have planned the crime since August 2024 after his former wife and their son stopped giving him financial support.

He was reportedly suffering from a delusion that his ex-wife and son were plotting to isolate him from others.

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