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A 20-year-old resident of Nam Dinh Province in northern Vietnam was apprehended on Friday for shooting to kill two people in Nam Dinh and Bac Ninh, another northern province, this week over personal conflicts. The Bac Ninh People’s Procuracy informed that it had approved the provincial police’s decision to arrest Le Nguyen Minh Tuan, 20, who is the suspect. Tuan declared that early on Friday morning, he came to Huong Xuan – Sky karaoke and massage parlor in Tu Son City, Bac Ninh Province and met Thiem, 33, the parlor manager, and his wife. Tuan said Thiem often placed pressure on him and gave him a talking-to. According to the Bac Ninh Police, Tuan asked Thiem, “Have you done anything wrong to me?” Tuan later took out a gun and asked, “Do you think this is a real gun?” Thiem smiled and was shot dead. After that, Tuan fled but was detained while he was in a hostel in northern Bac Giang Province. At the police office, Tuan admitted his crime, suddenly confessing that he … [Read more...] about Man in northern Vietnam arrested for shooting two people dead

Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California's main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a targeted attack and "horrific massacre." Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux linked the killings to the illegal drug trade, saying deputies had conducted a drug-related search warrant at the same home last week. "We believe this was a message being sent," Boudreaux told reporters at the scene. "We believe that this was a targeted family." Two suspects remained at large, he said. Authorities responded early on Monday after multiple shots were heard. Some victims were found in the street while others were discovered in the house. One victim was alive and wounded when authorities arrived but later died at a hospital, Boudreaux said. The attacks occurred in Goshen, a farm community of 5,400 people about midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The bodies of the infant and … [Read more...] about Six dead in California home shooting, including 6-month-old baby and her mother

"Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to assist Monterey Park Police Department with a shooting death investigation. There are nine deceased," the department said in a brief statement. "There is no additional information available at this time." The department said the suspect was male, but it was not clear if he was still at large. The shooting took place after 10 p.m. (0600 GMT on Sunday) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park, U.S. media reported. Footage posted on social media showed injured people on stretchers being taken to ambulances by emergency staff. Around the scene of the shooting - reported to have been at a dance club - police guarded cordoned-off streets, the video showed. "Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones tonight in our neighboring city, Monterey Park, where a mass shooting just occurred," Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia said in a tweet. Tens of thousands of people … [Read more...] about Nine killed in mass shooting in Los Angeles area, police say

The gunman tried to carry out another shooting at a separate club just minutes after the first one on Saturday night, but authorities said two bystanders wrestled the man's weapon away from him before any shots could be fired. He fled that scene. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna identified the suspect as Huu Can Tran, a septuagenarian he said used a high-capacity magazine pistol to shoot up a ballroom dance venue popular with older patrons in Monterey Park, about 7 miles (11 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. Investigators did not yet know a motive, although gun violence is frequent in the United States. Luna did not identify any of the victims but said the five men and five women appeared to be in their 50s, 60s and beyond. The sheriff said the pistol Tran used appeared to be illegal in California, where state laws ban any magazine holding more than 10 rounds. "We want to know, we want to know how something this awful can happen," Luna told reporters. After police say … [Read more...] about California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre

Police responded to a report of a shooting at Starts Right Here, which runs a program for at-risk youths, and found three people wounded, two of them critically. "Those two people, both students, are dead now at the hospital. The third person, who is an employee of the school, is in serious condition," said Paul Parizek, a spokesman for the Des Moines police department. He said he did not know the age of the deceased. "I don't know if they're adults or teenagers or minor teenagers," said Parizek. Acting on tips from witnesses, police later stopped a car and detained three possible suspects in the shooting as the investigation continues. The shooting came after a massacre Saturday night in southern California in which 11 people were fatally shot at a dance hall by a 72-year-old Asian immigrant who later killed himself as police closed in. … [Read more...] about Two dead in another US shooting, this time in Iowa

Authorities say Huu Can Tran opened fire during a celebration of the Lunar New Year at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, popular in the predominantly Asian American city of Monterey Park, east of Los Angeles. The death toll rose to 11 on Monday. Tran went to another dance club in the neighboring city of Alhambra soon after the massacre, police say, but a patron there wrestled away his gun, possibly thwarting a second attack. Later, Tran died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday as police approached a van he was driving. It is exceedingly rare for a person over 70 to carry out a mass shooting. While authorities have not identified a motive, some details have emerged about Tran's background. Adam Hood, who said he has been a tenant for years in a property Tran owned and spoke to him frequently, told Reuters Tran was an angry, aggressive, distrustful person who did not have many friends but liked ballroom dancing, his main social activity. "He was a good dancer," said Hood, … [Read more...] about California shooting suspect was a regular at Monterey Park dance studio

Seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay on Monday, and the suspect was arrested after driving to a police parking lot, apparently attempting to turn himself in, officials said. The shooting in Half Moon Bay, about 30 miles (50 km) south of San Francisco, came on the heels of another mass shooting in the southern California city of Monterey Park on Saturday that killed 11 people. California Governor Gavin Newsom said he was visiting Monterey Park victims in the hospital when he was called away and informed of the shooting in Half Moon Bay, about 380 miles (610 km) to the north. "Tragedy upon tragedy," Newsom said on Twitter. The rural area was recently pounded by a series of heavy rainstorms that caused extensive damage, affecting immigrant laborers in the area, farm worker advocates said. A series of atmospheric rivers in the three weeks following Christmas killed 20 people statewide. San Mateo … [Read more...] about Seven shot dead in another mass shooting in California

Six victims were shot dead at the 6800 Block of Harvest Road, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux told reporters on Monday. Boudreaux added there were at least two suspects who had not been caught. "We also believe that this is not a random act of violence. We believe that this was a targeted family. We believe that there are gang associations involved in this scene, as well as potential narcotics investigations," Boudreaux said. The official added that narcotics search warrants were conducted by the sheriff's office at that resident last week. Authorities responded early morning on Monday after multiple shots were heard and found the victims as they arrived on the scene. Some victims were found in the street while others were found in the house. One victim was found alive and wounded when authorities arrived on the scene and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, Boudreaux said. Boudreaux did not immediately share further details. "I do have more information but I'm … [Read more...] about Six people dead in California home shooting, including six-month old baby

Half Moon Bay is about 30 miles (50 km) south of San Francisco. Deputies responding to a call found four people dead and a fifth victim wounded at the first location in Half Moon Bay, then found three more dead at another place nearby, Sheriff Christina Corpus told a news conference. One of the locations was a mushroom farm, the San Francisco Chronicle said. Video on ABC 7 from the Bay Area showed the arrest as two men in plainclothes and one uniformed deputy, guns drawn, ordered the man out of his car. The suspect came out, was thrown to the ground and searched for weapons. Multiple uniformed officers quickly arrived on the scene with long guns. A gun was found in his car, Corpus said. A woman who witnessed the arrest told reporters she had gone to the sheriff's department to get more information as she was involved in agriculture and concerned about the well-being of the farm workers, who were already under stress because of recent flooding in the area. "I came down here … [Read more...] about Seven shot dead at two farms in Half Moon Bay, California

Northwest Vietnam is benefiting from a project worth US$24 million to mainly develop community-based economic models. Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski has led a delegation to visit projects in Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho that are benefitting from Australian support. Ambassador Andrew meets with Mr Dang Xuan Phong, Party Secretary of Lao Cai province. Photo: Embassy of Australia in Hanoi The visit on January 11-13 shows that Australia remains committed to supporting socio-economic development in Northwest Vietnam. In the meeting with leaders in Lao Cai and Yen Bai, the discussions confirmed that the northwest region remains a focus in the broader Australia-Vietnam bilateral partnership. Australian support is growing from an initial focus on clean water and agriculture to now include transport infrastructure, women’s economic empowerment, tourism development and private sector development to better the lives of men and women, … [Read more...] about Australia continues supporting development in Northwest Vietnam