The leader of Calgary's notorious FOB gang was executed as he sat it his vehicle by two gunmen, one armed with an assault rifle..The assassination took place Friday at the home of Trong Nguyen, 477 Boulder Creek Way, in Langdon, east of Calgary..Video of the shocking shooting, obtained by the Western Standard, shows Nguyen's vehicle hesitate momentarily before pulling in the driveway.. Trong Nguyen assassinationTrong Nguyen assassination .Moment later two gunman appear on the driver's side of the car and open fire with a fusillade of bullets. A masked man with an automatic weapon shot through the driver's window, while another gunman opened fire from the rear..A woman is shown escaping out of the passenger's side as seen in the video, which appears to be shot from a garage surveillance camera..After the shooting, the gunman with the automatic weapon is shown crawling underneath the rear of the car. Police sources said that was likely to retrieve a track device attached to the car, showing the extreme planning in the crime..The pair then escape to a waiting black pickup truck..Nguyen was released from prison in April after being convicted in 2012 of “conspiracy to commit murder and counselling an indictable offence which was not committed,” said RCMP in a statement..Nguyen was been convicted of previous charges including firearms offences, assault of a peace officer and failing to comply with his release conditions..The RCMP said “after careful deliberation,” it was decided to issue a warning in the “interest of public safety” and in “consideration of all related issues.”.“The RCMP believes that there is a risk of significant harm to the health and safety of the public,” said the statement..“Members of the public are advised the intent of the process is to enable members of the public to take suitable precautionary measures and not to embark on any form of vigilante action.”.“Anyone believing that a crime has been or is about to be committed is encouraged to call police. If the matter is felt to be of an urgent nature, please call 911 to report the location and circumstances.”.After his conviction in 2012, Nguyen said he planned to leave his criminal life behind..“I wish you good luck,” said then Justice Beth Hughes at Nguyen’s 2018 sentencing..“I truly hope you will continue with your rehabilitation that you’ve started.”.After serving part of a six-year sentence for shooting rival gang member Vinh Trug Truong, Nguyen was released from prison in 2011. He then attempted to kill Truong again in 2012..The two rival gangs — FOB and FOB Killers (FK) — clashed violently in bloody gang wars on Calgary streets between 2002 and 2009 leaving 25 people dead.....more to come
The leader of Calgary's notorious FOB gang was executed as he sat it his vehicle by two gunmen, one armed with an assault rifle..The assassination took place Friday at the home of Trong Nguyen, 477 Boulder Creek Way, in Langdon, east of Calgary..Video of the shocking shooting, obtained by the Western Standard, shows Nguyen's vehicle hesitate momentarily before pulling in the driveway.. Trong Nguyen assassinationTrong Nguyen assassination .Moment later two gunman appear on the driver's side of the car and open fire with a fusillade of bullets. A masked man with an automatic weapon shot through the driver's window, while another gunman opened fire from the rear..A woman is shown escaping out of the passenger's side as seen in the video, which appears to be shot from a garage surveillance camera..After the shooting, the gunman with the automatic weapon is shown crawling underneath the rear of the car. Police sources said that was likely to retrieve a track device attached to the car, showing the extreme planning in the crime..The pair then escape to a waiting black pickup truck..Nguyen was released from prison in April after being convicted in 2012 of “conspiracy to commit murder and counselling an indictable offence which was not committed,” said RCMP in a statement..Nguyen was been convicted of previous charges including firearms offences, assault of a peace officer and failing to comply with his release conditions..The RCMP said “after careful deliberation,” it was decided to issue a warning in the “interest of public safety” and in “consideration of all related issues.”.“The RCMP believes that there is a risk of significant harm to the health and safety of the public,” said the statement..“Members of the public are advised the intent of the process is to enable members of the public to take suitable precautionary measures and not to embark on any form of vigilante action.”.“Anyone believing that a crime has been or is about to be committed is encouraged to call police. If the matter is felt to be of an urgent nature, please call 911 to report the location and circumstances.”.After his conviction in 2012, Nguyen said he planned to leave his criminal life behind..“I wish you good luck,” said then Justice Beth Hughes at Nguyen’s 2018 sentencing..“I truly hope you will continue with your rehabilitation that you’ve started.”.After serving part of a six-year sentence for shooting rival gang member Vinh Trug Truong, Nguyen was released from prison in 2011. He then attempted to kill Truong again in 2012..The two rival gangs — FOB and FOB Killers (FK) — clashed violently in bloody gang wars on Calgary streets between 2002 and 2009 leaving 25 people dead.....more to come
