Initial statement of the suspect in the shooting that left 2 people dead
(Baonghean.vn) - During the interrogation, suspect Cao Trong Phu was healthy and alert, clearly answering questions about the incident.
After nearly 6 hours of barricading himself in his house with a gun after committing the crime, at around 2:00 p.m. on April 30, Cao Trong Phu (born 1962), residing in Hamlet 7, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City, dropped his weapon and surrendered.
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| Subject Cao Trong Phu. Photo: Thuy Anh |
That same afternoon, investigators from the Provincial Police Department's Criminal Police Department urgently took the statement of suspect Cao Trong Phu. According to reporters at the time of taking the statement, the suspect was healthy and alert, clearly answering questions about the incident.
According to Phu's initial statement: At about 8:00 a.m. the same day, when Phu was at his private home in Hamlet 7, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City, 3 people driving a Jeep with license plate 72M-7353, including Ngo Quang Hung (born in 1979), residing in Phuc Tho Block, Vinh Tan Ward, Vinh City; Dang Ngoc Anh (born in 1956), from Quang Trung Ward, Vinh City, currently residing at 32/9 Nguyen Huy Luong Street, Ward 14, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, and another man came to Phu's house to talk due to economic conflicts in business.
During that process, Phu took out a gun and shot, causing 2 people (Hung and Ngoc Anh) to fall on the spot, 1 person escaped.
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| Nghe An Provincial Police Department's Investigation Agency took Phu's statement. Photo: Thuy Anh |
Before that, Phu had spent a long time doing business in Cambodia, so he bought a gun there to hide for self-defense. When he returned to Vietnam, Phu also went to do business in the southern provinces, and recently returned to his hometown to build a house. Normally, he lived a closed life, rarely interacting with his neighbors, until the incident happened this morning.
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| The car the suspects were driving when they arrived at Nguyen Trong Phu's house; the scene where the two victims were shot down. Photo: Thuy Anh |
The police seized Phu's gun, which still had one bullet, along with several shell casings at the scene and sent them for examination.
The case is currently being continued by the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province.investigate, clarify.
