PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – A man sits in the Maricopa County Jail and is accused of murdering his ex-wife’s boyfriend. While not a love triangle, the neighbors were both confused and surprised by the shooting. The shooting occurred shortly before 10 p.m. in the neighborhood southeast of 35th and Glendale Avenues, not far from Ocotillo Elementary School. The area was full of cars. “I think everyone was just more shocked, a bit shaken that something like this would happen so close to home,” said neighbor Jacob Polley, who heard a lot of what was going on. “All of my neighbors came out. Everyone was trying to find out what was going on. “(Source: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office) Police say 47-year-old Ngon Truong, or Tom (as the neighbors call him), stayed with a 24-year-old man who was with his ex-wife According to Phoenix Police, Truong and his ex-wife were arguing loudly in the street when the victim stepped in and Truong said not to yell at her, “Sgt. Mercedes Fortune said with the Phoenix Police Department. Loudly Police report, Truong pulled a gun from his truck and shot the other man. “Someone was put in an ambulance; the ambulance went pretty fast. And it looked like someone was put in one of the police vehicles,” said Polley. The victim later died in hospital. Meanwhile, Truong flew off but later returned to the scene and admitted to detectives that he shot the man. “We couldn’t believe it. We just couldn’t get it.” said Olivia Rangel, who lives across from the house where the shooting took place. “I mean [Truong] is not that type of guy. He’s a very positive guy. ”(Source: 3TV / CBS 5) The police say 47-year-old Ngon Truong or Tom (as the neighbors call him) stayed with a 24-year-old man who was with his ex-wife was pulled the trigger. According to Phoenix Police, Truong and his ex-wife were arguing loudly in the street when the victim stepped in and told Truong not to yell at them. Said Sgt. Mercedes Fortune with the Phoenix Police Department. According to the police report, Truong pulled a gun from his truck and shot the other man. “Someone was loaded into an ambulance; the ambulance went pretty quickly. And it looked like someone had been put in one of the police vehicles, ”Polley said. The victim later died in the hospital. Meanwhile, Truong flew off but later returned to the scene and admitted to detectives that he shot the man. “We couldn’t believe it. We just couldn’t believe it, ”said Olivia Rangel, who lives across from the house where the shooting took place. “I mean [Truong] is not that type of guy. He’s a very positive guy. ”Rangel has hired Truong as a craftsman several times. Although the wife told police that Truong was her ex-husband, Rangel didn’t even know there had been a divorce as the two still shared a house. They have two children together. “There’s still a relationship between them when they still have kids, and that increases the tension between people when they start new relationships,” Fortune told the victim, but detectives say the evidence suggests murder – not indicative Self-defense. Truong is in jail for a second degree murder. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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