Conflict at restaurant, young man used gun to shoot people at night

Nghe An Provincial People's Court has just opened a criminal trial of defendant Ha Van Hoang (born 1991), residing in Chau Hong commune, Quy Chau district, for the crime of "Murder".

According to the case file, at around 1:00 a.m. on October 25, 2022, after playing billiards and drinking beer, Ha Van Hoang and a friend went to eat late-night porridge.

A while later, a group of young men including Luong Van Chau (born in 2002), Sam Van T. (born in 1995), Luong Van C. (born in 2003) and some friends also came to the restaurant. Because they were friends, Hoang invited these people to sit and drink alcohol with him.

While drinking, Chau remembered the past when Hoang often threatened to shoot her with a gun, so she got upset and texted her friend. Seeing Chau looking at her, Hoang said, "Are you going to hit me?", then the two of them started fighting. T. also stood up and punched Hoang in the face.

Defendant Ha Van Hoang was sentenced to 12 years in prison for murder. Photo: Tran Vu

Despite being stopped by everyone, Hoang rode his motorbike home to get a hunting gun and 4 lead bullets to return to the shop with the intention of shooting Chau and T. However, when he arrived at the shop, Chau's group had already left.

At around 3 o'clock, on his way back, Hoang saw T. and Chau with everyone at the crossroads. Hoang stopped and took out his gun and fired 3 shots at his opponents. As a result, Mr. T. was hit once in the back causing a 2% injury, and Mr. C. was hit by 2 bullets causing a 9% injury.

After being shot, the group ran away, Hoang drove his motorbike to chase after them. Seeing Mr. C. injured and lying on the side of the road, Hoang did not consider the extent of his injuries but drove his motorbike into him and then went home. That same morning, Ha Van Hoang went to the police station to confess and hand over the gun used in the crime.

At the trial, defendant Hoang admitted to the crime. The defendant stated that due toconflictThe child used a gun to shoot the victim.

Regarding the gun used in the crime, Hoang said he bought it from a stranger for 3 million VND, and the lead bullet was bought on social media.

The panel of judges determined that the defendant’s actions were dangerous to society and constituted murder. In this case, the defendant had mitigating circumstances, including turning himself in, admitting to his crime, influencing his family to remedy the consequences for the victims, and the victims petitioned for a reduction in the defendant’s sentence.

Considering the case as a whole, the court sentenced Ha Van Hoang to 12 years in prison for murder.