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Kum Sook Kim

Case from Norcross, GA dated Feb 21, 2012

Victim Details

Kum Sook Kim

Female

Asian

Norcross

GA

2012-02-21

57

Kum

Sook Kim

06/28/2026

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A tranquil evening at the Su Jung Health Sauna in Norcross, Georgia, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror in February 2012, when a family dispute culminated in a shocking act of violence. Among the victims was 57-year-old Kum Sook Kim, a Korean-American woman and co-owner of the spa. The gunman was identified as her 59-year-old brother, Jeong Soo Paek.

On the night of February 21, Paek entered the family-owned business on Buford Highway, where approximately 20 people were present. S ...
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  • The Seattle Times: Gunman kills 4 relatives, then self at Korean spa in Georgia
  • ajc: Witness to Norcross mass shooting: ‘It was horrible'
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