Uncle shot and seriously injured his nephew because he thought he was a wild chicken.

While carrying a gun into the field to hunt wild chickens, when he heard a noise in the bushes, Mr. Tanh used the gun to aim and shoot his nephew, seriously injuring him.

On February 16, Mr. Y Lanh M'Lo, Chief of Police of Cu Pui Commune (Krong Bong District, Dak Lak Province) confirmed that in the commune, there had just been an incident of using a homemade gun (flask gun) to hunt wild chickens but accidentally shot the wrong person, causing one victim to be seriously injured and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.

Accordingly, at around 6am on February 15, Mr. Chang Seo Tanh (52 years old, residing in Cu Te village, Cu Pui commune) brought a flintlock gun to his family's field in Cu Te village to hunt wild chickens. When passing by Mr. Hau Seo De's cassava field, Mr. Tanh discovered movement in the bushes, so he used the gun to aim and shoot. However, after checking in the bushes, Mr. Tanh discovered that his nephew Chang Seo Chu (25 years old, Mr. Tanh's nephew) had been shot. Mr. Tanh immediately called for everyone to take the victim to the emergency room.

The homemade gun was handed over to the investigation agency by Mr. Tanh. (Photo provided by the police).

After the incident, Mr. Chang Seo Tanh handed over the modified gun and reported the entire incident to the authorities. Upon receiving the report, the Krong Bong District Police conducted a crime scene investigation to clarify the incident.

According to CAND