2014 Edmonton killings

"Phu Lam" redirects here. For other uses, see Phu Lam (disambiguation).
2014 Edmonton killings
Haddow house
Klarvatten house
restaurant
Locations in Edmonton
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates Coordinates: 53°38′33.7″N 113°28′8.6″W / 53.642694°N 113.469056°W / 53.642694; -113.469056
Date December 29, 2014 (2014-12-29)
Attack type
 Shooting, spree killing, familicide
Weapons 9mm handgun
Deaths 9 (including the perpetrator)
Perpetrator Phu Lam

On December 29, 2014, 53-year-old Phu Lam[1] went on a killing spree in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He shot to death eight people, including two children, all of whom were his relatives. He then committed suicide at his restaurant in Fort Saskatchewan.[2]

Details

Lam killed seven relatives, including two children under the age of ten, in a house in north Edmonton. Lam then went into another house in the Haddow neighbourhood of Edmonton and killed Cyndi Duong. He then drove to Fort Saskatchewan where he entered a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant he owned and committed suicide by shooting himself.[3] Police entered the restaurant at 7:34 a.m. on December 30, where they found Lam's body.[4]

Perpetrator

Phu Lam[5]
Born 1961[5]
Vietnam
Died December 29, 2014(2014-12-29) (aged 53)[5]
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Cause of death Suicide
Residence Edmonton
Nationality Vietnamese, Canadian citizen[5]
Occupation Machine operator at Alta Steel[5]
Religion Buddhism
Killings
Location(s) Southwest Edmonton
North Edmonton
Fort Saskatchewan
Target(s) Family

Phu Lam (age 53) had a criminal record dating back to 1987, which included drug and violence-related offenses.[4] At the time of the shooting, he was in bankruptcy proceedings and owed a large amount of money on at least a dozen credit cards due to a gambling problem.[6] Lam was arrested twice in Edmonton, for sexual and domestic assault. The gun used in the shooting was stolen in 2006 from Surrey, British Columbia.[3] In November 2012, a complaint was filed against Lam after he threatened to kill his ex-wife Thuy Tien Truong and five other relatives.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shooter in Edmonton mass murder had history of domestic violence". CTVNews. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Shootings 'Planned And Deliberate,' Says Police Chief". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. 1 2 Klinkenberg, Marty; Wittmeier, Brent; Klingbeil, Cailynn; Otiena, Ellwand; Ross, Andrea (December 31, 2014). "Phu Lam identified as Edmonton man who killed eight people, including two children". National Post. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Phu Lam identified as Edmonton shooter, National Post, December 31, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Giovannetti, Justin; Rodriguez, Jeremiah; Woo, Andrea (January 2, 2015). "Edmonton murder suspect had run-ins with the law and a massive gambling debt". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Suspect in Edmonton murders threatened to kill relatives in 2012". The Globe and Mail. January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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