Police killings
2013-2020

Dung Nguyen

Male, Asian

Date of the incident: 3/13/2020

Police responded to a disturbance call at around midnight. Arriving officers heard multiple people inside a garage and tried to communicate with them. Police said multiple gunshots were fired inside the garage and at officers through the door. Officers soon saw three people, running away from the home. However, police learned there was still a 7-year-old child sleeping inside the home. During an attempt to rescue the child, police said Dung Nguyen confronted the officers with a pistol, and an officer shot and killed him.