Gunman kills two in South Korea

Updated: 2011-02-21 13:31

(Xinhua)

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SEOUL - Two people were killed in a shooting incident at a farm in Northern South Korea on Monday, according to local media.

The shooting took place at around 11:24 a.m. local time at a farm in Paju, Gyeonggi province, as a gunman using a shotgun opened fire towards the two victims, including his common-law wife, Seoul's Yonhap News Agency reported.

The man was arrested shortly after the incident, and an investigation was underway, local police were quoted as saying.

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