Initial statement of suspect in 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 in 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 Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police urgently took the statement of suspect Cao Trong Phu. According to the reporter's records at the time of taking the statement, the suspect was healthy and alert, answering clearly about the incident.
According to Phu's initial statement: At around 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 about 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, the subject lived a closed life, rarely interacting with 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 had one bullet left, 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.
