South Korean police ended a high-speed chase through Seoul by shooting a U.S. Army soldier in the shoulder, CNN reports.
Kevin Voigt and Tim Schwarz of CNN write:
The incident began when police received calls American soldiers were threatening people with an air rifle near Itaewon subway station, local police told Yonhap. The soldier, a U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife then fled in a vehicle, beginning a high-speed pursuit with local police.
When the soldier attempted to speed away, he "ran over" a South Korean officer, the police said. That's when they opened fire. His vehicle was later found next to the nearest Army base. The soldier, whose name has not been released, is in Army custody and is recovering from the gunshot wound at the Brian Allgood Community Hospital.
The incident is just the latest in a long line of high-profile misbehavior from U.S. troops in Asian host countries.
Here are a few of the most recent:
Japan:
Oct. 18, 2012— Two Marines allegedly assault and rape a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa.
Nov. 2, 2012— Drunk Air Force Airman allegedly breaks into house, punches sleeping 13 year-old.
Nov. 18, 2012 — A young Marine officer allegedly walks into an Okinawa resident's house late at night and finds himself a place to sleep.
Nov. 22, 2012— Marine caught trying to backflip off government owned building.
Nov. 23, 2012— Naked sailor urinates in Anime cartoon cafe.
Korea:
Oct. 16, 2012— Army soldier allegedly makes unwanted sexual advances on a South Korean woman at a bar.
Dec. 11, 2012— Four Army "deserters" put in custody for allegedly setting up a gigantic synthetic marijuana syndicate.
Feb. 2, 2013 — Six U.S. soldiers allegedly "grope" Korean woman after she complains about their behavior.
The Stars and Stripes, a newspaper which caters to overseas military audiences, has a whole section called "Bad Behavior In The Pacific" which can provide further detail.
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