Seoul: Police said Thursday they have booked a man suspected of threatening a visitor at a local temple with a replica firearm in Jinju, a city located some 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, the previous day.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the man in his 50s fled the scene in his car immediately after the incident, leading police officers on a roughly 50-kilometer pursuit. During the escape, the suspect hit another visitor with his car as the visitor attempted to block his path.

Officers managed to block his escape route and fired two blank rounds and four live rounds to stop the vehicle. They subsequently smashed the driver's side window with a baton and subdued the suspect using a Taser.

Police stated they plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident and file for an arrest warrant for the suspect.