Policeman shoots civilian, fires multiple shots

Tran Thanh Chuong

Tran Thanh Chuong, 29, a worker from Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Zone in Dong Nai province Wednesday had one bullet removed from his belly. One is still lodged inside his left hipbone.
* A policeman admitted he shot three shots into the victim

* Angry locals attacked the shooter who is also hospitalized

* The cop/shooter took out a gun and fired multiple shots

* The cop's group and victim's group had some argument

* The shooting cop refused to let locals rush the victim to hospital
* No one arrested
However, according to the shooter – a police sergeant, he shot three shots at Chuong, not two.
Chuong’s bowels were punctured, said doctors in Bien Hoa.
But his health is now stable. He can talk.
However, according to Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, Chuong has been transferred to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City in critical condition.
On April 12, Chuong was hospitalized at 9:50 pm with four wounds: near the navel, one on the left foot, and two wounds on the left hand.
At the hospital, Chuong said he was sitting with a group on the night of April 12 in front of Long Binh Primary School when three plain-clothed men came and asked them to disperse, leading to an argument.
A man who introduced himself as a ward policeman then took out a gun and shot at him.
The shooter is identified as Nguyen Hoai Tan, 22, a local police sergeant in Long Binh ward who was coming with two friends when they met Chuong’s group.
Tan allegedly took out a K54 gun and fired many shots.
Locals heard the shots.Thinking Tan was an armed robber, they jumped in to help and attacked Tan. Tan was also injured and had to be hospitalized.
Dan Tri reported that Tan fired 4 shots into Chuong.
After taking Chuong down, Tan still held onto the gun and refused to let locals take Chuong to hospital, reported Dan Tri.
At the hospital Tan said he only fired the shots into the air but “when they resisted, I fired three shots into one of the guys. After the shots, I was attacked by a group and had to be hospitalized”.
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Bui Huu Danh, head of Bien Hoa city police told Tuoi Tre that he had ordered an investigation and that time will tell who is right and wrong.

The shooting scene (Photo: Dan Tri)

 source: tuoitrenews

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