Police said the suspect knew the victims through a business relationship and was arrested after a short foot chase.
CARROLLTON, TX — A 69-year-old man opened fire Tuesday morning at a Carrollton shopping center, killing two people and injuring three others during what police described as a business meeting, authorities said.
The shooting drew a large law enforcement response to K Towne Plaza, a busy shopping center in the city’s Koreatown area, about 20 miles north of Dallas. Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said the attack did not appear to be random and that investigators were working to determine what led to the gunfire. The three injured people were reported in stable condition later Tuesday.
Officers were called shortly before 10 a.m. to K Towne Plaza, near State Highway 121 and West Hebron Parkway, after reports of a shooting with multiple victims. Arredondo said officers found five people with gunshot wounds when they arrived. Two were pronounced dead at the scene, and three others were taken to hospitals. “Currently, there is no immediate threat to the public,” Arredondo said during a Tuesday afternoon briefing. He said the victims had been meeting with the suspect for a business purpose before shots were fired. Police identified the suspect as Seung Han Ho and said he left the plaza after the shooting.
Investigators said undercover officers later found Ho’s vehicle and tried to contact him. A short foot chase followed before officers arrested him in the area of 2625 Old Denton Road, several miles from the shooting scene. Police said they were working across more than one location connected to the case, including the plaza and the area where Ho was taken into custody. Local officers, state authorities and federal agents were seen at the scene as investigators collected evidence in the parking lot and around nearby businesses. Police had not released the names of the two people killed or the three people injured as of Tuesday afternoon. Officials said all five victims were adults.
Arredondo said police were still trying to understand the business relationship between Ho and the victims. He said the early facts pointed to a targeted dispute, not a hate crime or random public attack. “This was an incident where it was not a random act,” Arredondo said. “It was a known business relationship.” Authorities did not say what kind of business was involved, whether the victims worked at the plaza or whether the meeting had been planned in advance. Police also did not say what weapon was used or whether it had been recovered. Ho’s charges had not been announced by Tuesday afternoon, and it was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney.
K Towne Plaza sits in a part of Carrollton known for Korean restaurants, markets and other Asian-owned businesses. The area has grown over the past two decades into one of the Dallas-Fort Worth region’s most visible Korean commercial districts. Carrollton has more than 130,000 residents, and more than 4,000 residents are of Korean descent, according to census figures cited by officials and reports. The city is also home to Korean churches and community groups. John Jun, who is active in the Korean American community, said the shooting stunned residents and business owners. “We’re shocked,” Jun said. He said the community is generally peaceful and hard-working, even as it is not immune from violence.
Images from the scene showed crime scene tape around part of the shopping center parking lot and officers moving through the area with guns drawn after the shooting. Helicopter footage from local stations showed a wide police perimeter and multiple agencies on scene. Some businesses in the area were blocked off while investigators worked. Police asked people to avoid the area as the investigation continued, and traffic around the plaza was affected during the response. Arredondo described the case as a complicated scene because officers were working both the original shooting location and the place where the suspect was found. He said investigators were also checking locations connected to Ho.
The next steps in the case were still taking shape Tuesday. Police said detectives would continue interviewing witnesses, reviewing evidence from the plaza and nearby locations, and working to confirm the sequence of events before presenting the case for charges. Authorities had not announced a court appearance for Ho or a date for releasing the victims’ names. Officials also had not said whether more updates would come Tuesday night or Wednesday. The Dallas-area investigation remained active, with police focused on the motive, the business relationship and the path Ho took after leaving K Towne Plaza.
By Tuesday afternoon, police said Ho was in custody, the public was not facing an ongoing threat and the three surviving victims were stable. The next major update is expected when Carrollton police release charges, victim identities or new findings from the investigation.
Author note: Last updated Tuesday, May 5, 2026.