North Korean soldier shot by comrades while fleeing to South Korea

By Brian Seay

(Photo: Joe Doe)
A North Korean soldier was shot by fellow troops Monday as he defected to South Korea, a rare occurrence that comes as President Donald Trump wraps up a two week trip in Asia where he called on leaders there to help confront the nuclear threat from the North.
Four North Korean soldiers fired nearly 40 rounds at their fleeing comrade, hitting him five times, according to CBS News. It was the first shooting in the Joint Security Area in the village of Panmunjom in more than 30 years, according to the South’s military.
South Korean soldiers did not open fire during the ordeal. The soldier was wounded, but made it to the South where he underwent a five hour surgery. A hospital outside Seoul said the bullets were removed, but he now relies on a breathing machine.
Officials with South Korea’s military say he drove a Jeep to the border, but began running when a wheel got stuck in a ditch. That’s when he was fired upon. He was found under a pile of leaves, about 55 yards south of the border. South Korean soldiers had to crawl towards him to rescue him.
Some 30,000 North Koreans have defected to the South,

Source: Guns.com