2014 Edmonton killings

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)
Assailant 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

The perpetrator, 53-year-old Phu Lam, 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.[5] 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Shooter in Edmonton mass murder had history of domestic violence". CTVNews.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Shootings 'Planned And Deliberate,' Says Police Chief". The Huffington Post.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phu Lam was shooter in Edmonton mass murder, CBC News, December 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Phu Lam identified as Edmonton shooter, National Post, December 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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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