According to South Korea's military, four North Korean soldiers using handguns and AK-47 assault rifles fired about 40 rounds at the defector, who rushed across the line that divides the Koreas after his vehicle got stuck in a ditch. He was shot five times and is now recovering at a hospital near Seoul where he has had two operations. South Korean soldiers did not fire back,

Source: Los Angeles Times November 24, 2017 21:56 UTC