Police lieutenant arrested for shooting dead teammate during shift change
A lieutenant working at the Kon Tum Provincial Police Detention Center has been prosecuted and detained to investigate the illegal use of an AK gun, causing death.
Information from Kon Tum Provincial Police said that they have just initiated a case and temporarily detained Lieutenant Vo Thanh Nam (27 years old, working at the Provincial Police Detention Center) to investigate the act of murder.
Nam is a suspect related to the death of Sergeant Dinh Quoc Hung (24 years old, working at the Kon Tum Provincial Police Detention Center).
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Previously, on February 27, Kon Tum General Hospital admitted patient Dinh Quoc Hung in critical condition with a 2cm wide wound to the left temple and 3cm to the right. The hospital diagnosed that the wound was caused by an AK bullet that penetrated the skull and brain.
Despite intensive treatment, Sergeant Hung died a day later due to severe injuries.
The initial cause was determined to be that on February 27, during the shift handover, due to improper use of an AK gun, Lieutenant Vo Thanh Nam shot his teammate, Sergeant Dinh Quoc Hung, in the head.