Loi khac nguyen trial

Television cameras peering through the darkness at the lighted store windows captured glimpses of the stalking gunmen and cracks of gunfire to show terrified victims huddled on the floor they meant business. Finally, a sheriff's SWAT team stormed from a hiding place at the rear of the store and ended the ordeal. Three hostages and three gunmen were killed and 11 hostages and a gunman were wounded in one of the nation's worst murder cases involving Vietnamese immigrants.

The episode scarred the hostages and their families and drew attention to the plight of immigrants frustrated by cultural conflicts and difficulties adjusting. The ex-hostages cannot put the frightening memories totally behind them because they must recall every detail at the trial, scheduled to begin Aug. The bullet pierced his jaw, leaving a hole the size of a nickel, and lodged near his collarbone.

Doctors can't remove it, so Schluter lives with it. He figures he's lucky to be alive. Christopher Lauritzen, the sales manager, hid with another store employee in a closet-sized computer room that could not be opened from the outside.

They shuddered at the gunfire. After the final barrage, 'I said, 'I'm not leaving until I see a badge under the door,'' he recalled in a recent interview. Piecing together the motive was difficult. Investigators thought at first the four gunmen belonged to the vicious Oriental Boys gang, but discounted the theory later.

The gunmen didn't try to rob the store. Instead, they terrorized their hostages for nearly nine hours, training cocked guns on them and flipping coins to see who would be shot next, while issuing demands by telephone to sheriff's negotiators. She also said his experiences in refugee camps had made him distrustful of police. Police said at the time the gunmen belonged to a gang but apparently were acting on their own in an attempt to gain attention.

Parisi said the four wanted to return to Vietnam and fight the present government. The four of them then drove down to the Good Guys! They rushed the store armed with 9mm handguns and a shotgun that they purchased legally. As they asked the employees to lock the doors inside while brandishing their guns, several people escaped, and one of them called at around PM. This was the beginning of a serious hostage situation. As they held multiple employees and customers at gunpoint, the police worked to establish a line of communication to learn what their demands might be.

They had several hostages lined up at the front doors. Police then agreed to deliver one vest, and in return, the gunmen slowly released a few hostages. The negotiations went on for hours but were ultimately unsuccessful. At PM, the authorities received another message through a released hostage that they were going to start shooting people. The gunmen made good on their promise when a man was shot and then was let go.

Print E-mail. Sheriff's deputies eventually fired on the gunmen and took over. Nearly a dozen others were wounded. Click HERE to learn how you can volunteer. Local Service Providers. Mastagni Holstedt, APC.