New information about the case of a suspected 'drugged' subject who slashed and injured 6 people
Initial investigation determined that the suspect was high on drugs and used a weapon to cause chaos in District 3, then committed suicide. The incident injured 6 people, one of whom was in critical condition...
On the evening of October 16, District 3 Police, Ho Chi Minh City, were still verifying the identity of the suspect who was suspected of being “high on drugs”, using a weapon to slash and injure many people, causing chaos on several streets in the district, and then committing suicide. Initially, the suspect was identified as DG (from Hau Giang).
An old woman was injured by a suspected drug addict with a weapon.
At the scene, Mr. LVT (born in 1961), father of victim LNB (born in 1978, residing in District 3) said that B was injured in the head, chest and arms and is being treated at the hospital.
Mr. T recounted that at that time, the subject was not wearing any clothes, holding a weapon and walking arrogantly on the street with an unusual expression. Suddenly, the subject rushed into the lottery ticket booth of Mr. T and his son and swung a knife to slash.
Mr. T and his son ran away, but Mr. B tripped and fell, and was slashed by the subject, causing injuries. After slashing Mr. B, the subject ran screaming with a knife across Ban Co Street. People took Mr. B to the hospital for emergency treatment.
The scene was cleared after the incident.
The subject went to another house about 200m from Mr. T's house, swung a knife and slashed an old woman sitting in front of the house, injuring her. Seeing many people surrounding him, the subject ran out into the street and used the weapon to stab himself, leading to his death in front of house number 27, Ban Co street.
According to some residents, the subject had previously suddenly stormed into a coffee shop in front of alley 108 Nguyen Thien Thuat and slashed wildly, causing people in the shop to flee, some of whom were injured. The subject continued to rush to a dental clinic, slashing and injuring Mr. T.D.L.
The subject committed suicide after using a weapon to injure 6 people.
A total of 6 people were injured in the incident where the suspect was suspected of being high on drugs, used a weapon to commit the crime, and then committed suicide. All 6 people are still being treated in the hospital, of which Mr. L was the most seriously injured, lying in the intensive care unit, on a ventilator.
Initial investigation determined that G worked at an ice factory in Thu Duc City. At the time of the incident, G and another person went to District 3 to deliver ice. While waiting, G suddenly took off his clothes and used a weapon to cause the incident.
