(L.A.) Sang-In Kim, 55, Committed Suicide After Killing His Wife and Son
Case Number: 2006-02782
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 55-year-old male of Korean ethnicity that occurred at a residence.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Sang Kim. The decedent’s full name in Korean is Sang-In Kim.
Manner of Death: Suicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound To Mouth
RIP SANG-IN KIM (October 16, 1950 – April 9, 2006)
Before killing himself, the decedent shot members of his family, murdering his wife and eight-year-old son, and seriously injuring his 16-year-old daughter.
Sang-in Kim immigrated to L.A. in 1990. He ran a motel, then went into real estate.
This was one of three infamous cases during a one-week period in April 2006 when three separate Korean-American families in Southern California suffered murder-suicides.