请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Trang Dai massacre
释义

  1. Incident

  2. Investigation

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Orphan|date=December 2014}}

The Trang Dai massacre in Tacoma, Washington occurred on July 5, 1998, when four gunmen entered the Trang Dai Cafe and opened fire, killing five diners and wounding five others. Detectives blamed the violence on warring Asian gangs.[1]

Incident

Just after 1:30 a.m. on July 5, 1998, three masked gunmen burst into the Trang Dai Cafe and opened fire in the karaoke bar, killing four men and wounding five others. Two other gunmen kept watch out back and killed a waitress as she tried to leave. In all, 41 shots were fired.[2]

The five killed were: Nhan Ai Nguyen, 26; Duy Le, 25; his brother, 27-year-old Hai Le; Tuong Hung Do, 33; and waitress Tuyen Vo, 21. Five were injured and eventually recovered from those injuries. Prosecutors claimed the suspects were targeting a patron, who was injured, because of a personal gripe. The crime remains one of Tacoma's worst mass slayings.[3]

Investigation

On July 18, 1998, Tacoma police officers conducted a large police operation in which they searched nine homes while looking for eight suspects in the case. Four were arrested during the operation. A fifth was arrested the next day on July 19.

An AK-47 found at one of the suspects’ homes was traced back to Bull's Eye Shooter Supply. The same gun shop that was the source of the weapon used in the Beltway sniper attacks.

The suspected ringleader, 22-year-old Ri Le, killed his younger half-brother, 17-year-old Khanh Trinh, (one of the gunman stationed at the back of the cafe) then himself in a murder-suicide pact as police officers closed in. Another suspect, 18-year-old Samath Mom, committed suicide in jail just a few hours after his arrest. The other five – Jimmie Chea, Marvin Leo, Veasna Sok, Sarun Truck Ngeth and John Phet – were convicted and sentenced.

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030429&slug=gundealer29 |title=Errant gun dealer, wary agents paved way for Beltway sniper tragedy – The Seattle Times |publisher=Seattletimes.com |date=2003-04-29 |accessdate=2009-11-10}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980707&slug=2759875 |title=Family Grieves For Brothers Killed In Tacoma Shooting – `A Wedding Becomes A Funeral' – Theories Fly On Reason For Deadly Attack |publisher=Seattletimes.com |date=1998-07-07}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/crime/2008/07/05/title_605 |title=The Trang Dai Massarce 10 years later – The News Tribune |publisher=Thenewstribune.com |date=2008-06-05}}

External links

{{portalbar|1990s|Washington (state)}}{{coord|47|13|22.3|N|122|26|34.7|W|type:event_region:US_dim:51|display=title}}

14 : 1998 murders in the United States|Attacks on restaurants|Mass murder in 1998|Murder in Washington (state)|1998 in Seattle|History of Tacoma, Washington|1998 mass shootings in the United States|Mass shootings in the United States|Crimes in Washington (state)|Deaths by firearm in Washington (state)|Attacks in the United States in 1998|July 1998 events|Mass shootings in Washington (state)|Attacks on buildings and structures in the United States

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/10 12:45:14