People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of Halloween crowd crush in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Thousands of South Korean citizens gathered in downtown Seoul to hold a candlelight vigil for Halloween crowd crush victims and condemn the South Korean government's response to the accident. The signs read "Resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol." - AP
Seoul, Nov 12, 2022 (AFP): A South Korean police officer who was being investigated in connection with the Halloween crowd crush that killed more than 150 people in Seoul was found dead Friday, police said.
The 55-year-old, identified only by his surname Jeong, was found dead at his home in Seoul, an official at the National Police Agency told AFP.
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