On the afternoon of December 1, the Police Department of Tra Vinh Province is still temporarily detaining criminal Lai The Viet (12 years old, residing in Tam Hung commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city) for the act of "Robbery". Suspect Viet is one of two people who used guns to rob the My Trang gold store (in Chau Thanh town).

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Scene of the incident. Photo: Dat Nhan/Tra Vinh Police 

Sharing with the press, Mr. DCH, owner of My Trang gold shop, said he was still in shock when two subjects robbed the gold shop at gunpoint. 

Mr. H. said that his wife, Mrs. LTP, was shot at by subject Huynh Hai Quang (37 years old, living in group 9, ward 4, Tra Vinh city) and injured. When she was hit, Ms. H. still tried to prevent the robber from escaping.

Mr. H added that normally his gold shop has a security guard at the door. But at the time of the robbery, work hours were over so the security guard was no longer at the store.

“My wife is the sales person, I help supervise. Right now, I'm still shocked by what happened yesterday," Mr. H. said, confused.

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Two subjects broke into a jewelry store in Tra Vinh and were recorded on camera. Screenshots. 

According to initial investigation results, suspect Lai The Viet knew Huynh Hai Quang through social networks. The two discussed committing robbery.

On November 30, Viet went to Tra Vinh City to meet Quang to discuss the robbery plan. Here, Quang gave Viet one gun, and he kept the other gun. 

In the evening of the same day, Viet and Quang brought two guns on a motorbike to rob the My Trang gold store (in Chau Thanh town). Quang opened fire on Mrs. P. (owner of the gold shop), injuring her. After that, Quang used a hard object to break the glass cabinet and steal 2 taels of gold. After that, the two got into the car and escaped.

The Board of Directors of Tra Vinh Provincial Police directed the Criminal Police Department to coordinate with local police to examine the scene and hotly arrest the perpetrator.

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Suspect Lai The Viet. Photo: Dat Nhan/Tra Vinh Police 

According to the police, on the way to escape, Quang gave Viet 5 million VND to rent a motorbike taxi to Ho Chi Minh City. 

At about 20:50 p.m. on the same day, the Working Group, belonging to the Traffic Police Department of Tien Giang Provincial Police, was blocking Ngai Loi hamlet (Than Cuu Nghia commune, Chau Thanh district), detecting Vietnamese subjects moving on National Highway 1. conduct control and arrest.

Quang alone fled on a motorbike toward Co Chien bridge. When he arrived at Binh Phu commune (Cang Long district, Tra Vinh province), Quang saw the district police working group so he opened fire and shot the law enforcement force. Quang ran away at high speed, fell and died on the spot.   

The Police Investigation Agency, Tra Vinh Provincial Police confiscated 2 guns, 75 lead bullets, 1 motorbike and many related objects. 

Detailed testimony of the suspect in the shooting and robbery of a gold store in Tra VinhDuring the robbery, the suspect used a gun to shoot and injure the female gold store owner. The subjects stole a large amount of gold. The police confiscated 2 guns and 75 lead bullets.