2 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Seoul military camp

A reservist went on a shooting spree at a military training camp in Seoul on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three others, before committing suicide, the South Korean army said.

The 23-year-old reservist, identified only by his surname Choi, "opened fire on his colleagues while receiving training at a military camp in Naegok-dong, southern Seoul, at 10:44 a.m. today," the army said in a brief release.

Four reservists who sustained injuries were rushed to nearby hospitals, but a 24-year-old later died and another is in critical condition, the army spokesman Ko Dong-heun said, adding the shooter died in an apparent suicide.

"After receiving a magazine with 10 rounds for a K-2 rifle, he fired one at the target before suddenly turning around to fire a total of seven rounds at other reservists," Ko said. "He then aimed at himself and killed himself. Investigators are looking into what caused him to do so."