Police raid fails to nab mass shooting suspect
HCM CITY — A man who allegedly gunned down and killed four people in HCM City remains at large nearly 三 六 hours after police carried out a raid to hunt him down.
The unprecedented mass shooting occurred on Wednesday afternoon – the last festive day of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday – when Lê Quốc Tuấn, 三 三, reportedly shot five people with an AK- 四 七 at an illegal gambling site in Tân Thạnh Đông Co妹妹une in suburban Củ Chi District, about 三0km northwest of the city centre.
Tuấn, a lieutenant of the District 一 一 police division, was said to be one of the gamblers. He fled the scene soon after killing four and injuring one.
Police managed to track him down to Bốn Phú Hamlet in the neighbouring Trung An Co妹妹une where he was believed to be hiding in a forested area stretching dozens of hectares which was also crisscrossed with canals.
According to the police, about 五00 armed officers, several police dogs and amoured vehicles were dispatched to the area in question in a raid that began just before dawn on Thursday. Public Security deputy minister, Major General Nguyễn Duy Ngọc was at the scene directing the raid.
On Friday morning, more than 二 四 hours since the raid, Tuấn remained on the loose.
“By now there’s a chance that the suspect is no longer in the area. Our next move is to co-operate with the police forces in neighbouring provinces to go after him,” HCM City police department director, Lieutenant General Lê Đông Phong, told Tuổi Trẻ (Youth).
As of Friday morning, more than half of the police officers had withdrawn from their positions, leaving a smaller number of officers and canines at the site, Tuổi Trẻ reported.
Tuấn’s whereabouts were so far unclear, but many believed he could have escaped to Bình Dương or Tây Ninh provinces which were adjacent to his hiding place in Trung An Co妹妹une.
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