Prosecuted and detained 3 subjects who used guns to resolve conflicts
Police have temporarily detained Phan Thanh Hieu and Trinh Minh Chung for illegal possession of military weapons and Nguyen Hieu Nghia for illegal use of military weapons.
On February 3, the Investigation Police Agency, Xuan Loc District Police, Dong Nai Province issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain 3 subjects who used guns to resolve conflicts...
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Image of Nghia using a gun to shoot into Sang's house. |
Initial investigation, the police determined that due to a conflict over social media, at noon on February 1, Nguyen Hieu Nghia (born in 1981), residing in Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province, went to the house of Do Thanh Sang (born in 1985), residing in Xuan Loc district, and used a military gun to fire two shots into Sang's house. Fortunately, the two shots did not cause any casualties.
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The gun with bullets was seized by the police. |
Upon receiving the report, the Criminal Police Team, Xuan Loc District Police, in coordination with Long Thanh District Police and Cam My District Police, investigated, pursued and arrested Nguyen Hieu Nghia, Phan Thanh Hieu (born in 1995) and Trinh Minh Chung (born in 1999), all residing in Cam My District. The police seized a ZP-5 gun, 4 bullets and 2 shell casings.
Initially, Hieu confessed that he bought the gun online in 2020 and then lent it to Nghia. Due to a conflict over social media with Do Thanh Sang, Nghia went to Sang's house, fired two shots, then got in his car and left. Nghia then gave the gun to Chung and asked him to hide it. Chung gave the gun back to Hieu to take home and hide it in his closet./.