Guam offers US$50,000 reward for information on South Korean tourist’s killer
- The retiree was fatally shot by a gun-wielding mugger on the island’s popular Tumon Bay
- Guam’s governor consoled the victim’s wife, saying ‘I prayed with her, knowing as a mother some of the pain that she is going through’
Authorities in the US territory of Guam on Friday vowed to bring to justice those who fatally shot a South Korean visitor in a tourist district.
The shooting occurred shortly before 8pm (local time) on Thursday when the traveller and his wife were walking towards Tsubaki Towers, a hotel on Guam’s popular Tumon Bay, from nearby Gun Beach, KUAM-TV reported, citing police.
An older model, dark-coloured SUV approached them from behind, Guam police chief Stephen Ignacio said at a news conference.
A passenger holding a gun got of the vehicle and demanded they hand over their belongings, Ignacio said, adding, “A struggle ensued.”
The victim was taken to Guam Regional Medical City, where he died from his injuries the next morning. He had been visiting Guam while celebrating his retirement.
The Guam Visitors Bureau has offered a US$50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.