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Couple shot dead at home
  • | dtinews.vn | August 15, 2018 04:12 PM
A man shot dead a woman and her husband before turning the gun on himself on August 15 in Dien Bien Province.

  

The scene of the murder

Police in Dien Bien quickly arrived at the scene and found the footage of the murder on nearby security cameras.

Brigadier Sung A Hong, head of the Police Department in Dien Bien, said the murderer had a CKC rifle. At 7 am, he knocked on the door in Muong Thanh Ward and shot the woman when she came out. He then walked into the house, killed the husband and then himself.

According to Hong, the murderer is a drug addict and had a criminal record. Upon hearing the shot fired, local people ran to the house. They found the bodies of the couple and a man who was still breathing. The man was transferred to the provincial General Hospital but later died.

Nguyen Thanh Tung, chairman of Muong Thanh Ward said the couple were Nguyen Tuan Vu, born in 1966 and Nguyen Thi Ly, born in 1971. Vu was the director of a food company. They had a child who is studying and living in Hanoi.

A leader of the residential cluster said the couple were very active in social activities and were not thought to have been involved in any disputes. The case is under investigation.

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