A mother from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is accused of shooting her two sons in their beds, and then shooting her neighbor while fleeing.
Bucks County prosecutors say Trinh Nguyen, 38, shot her two sons early Monday morning while they were still in their beds, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. She also attempted to kill a neighbor who came to investigate the noise.
Nguyen fled the scene in a white minivan. Police took her into custody around 11:30 a.m., about four hours after they responded to a 911 call from neighbor, NBC News reports.
Prosecutors have charged Nguyen with three counts of attempted homicide and a single count of possession of an instrument of a crime.
The boys, ages 9 and 13, are currently on life support until their organs can be donated. The two charges of attempted homicide will likely be upgraded to homicide charges once the boys’ organs are donated, Lehigh Valley Live reports.
“I have two kids, and this couldn’t hit any closer to home,” Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintrau said during a press conference, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I’ve kept saying my prayers since I got the call this morning.”
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Prayers for her and her family.
This is such a tragedy.
She didn’t have needed support.
Bucks County officials have silenced their own AAPI Hate crimes. They claim we’re here to take their money. The cops also actively participated in helping to cover up hate crimes and hate incidents by refusing reporting. Many times the PA state government itself is targeting us deliberately since there are numerous Asian haters in local Bucks County offices ie , DMV.
So when I read this story, and knowing of the outstanding hate crimes to me and my own siblings and mother- that the DOJ blows off as us being English learners– i feel for the mother and her sons. Bucks County is a demented and sick community of longstanding white supremacists and patriots who hate Asians, and gang up like gangstalkers- each of numerous people adding a hate incident or crime.