Hanoi - Two people were killed and another person was injured in northern Vietnam over the weekend in the country's second deadly shooting spree in less than a month, a police officer said on Monday. Nguyen Van Hoan, 46, shot dead a 64-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man with a shotgun Saturday night at a billiard table, according to Hoang Anh, chief of the city's police department. The shooting took place in a small restaurant in Lang Son City, 135 kilometers north-west of Hanoi.
"Hoan had claimed that the owner of the restaurant tried to poison his daughter before," Hoang Anh said. "He was often drunk and had mental problems."
Hoan also shot and injured Phuong Van Truong, 23, at the restaurant and then killed himself a few hours later on a hill near the city, according to the police officer.
Hoang Anh said Hoan was probably angry at the noise coming from the victim's table, noting that Hoan had previously complained.
Police found Hoan's body with the shotgun and ten shells at a hill on the outskirts of the city on Sunday morning.
"We have launched an investigation into the case," Hoang Anh said.
Mid last month, a military officer shot dead three of his comrades and a civilian with a Russian-made AK-47 rifle at a military camp in Hanoi, after he was accused of stealing a mobile phone.
The officer, Nguyen Manh Hung, 23, also shot and seriously injured five other people before killing himself with the same rifle.
