On October 1, 2019, Son Kim Nguyen, a 50-year-old male of Vietnamese ethnicity, was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot in Garland, Texas. The Garland Police Department responded to the scene around 4:30 p.m. after receiving a report of an unconscious male. Paramedics pronounced Nguyen deceased at the scene, and detectives began investigating his death as a murder.
Three days later, on October 4, 2019, Garland police arrested 23-year-old
Fredrick Kirk on a capital murder charge in connection with Nguyen's death. Kirk was found and taken into custody in Garland, and he is currently held in the Garland Jail. The police have not disclosed any information regarding a possible motive or whether Kirk and Nguyen knew each other.
The investigation into Son Kim Nguyen's murder remains ongoing, and detectives are working with the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office to determine the exact cause of death. The Garland Police Department has asked for the public's assistance in providing any information related to the case. Tips can be submitted anonymously to Garland Crime Stoppers.
This tragic incident has left the community in shock, and efforts to bring justice for Son Kim Nguyen continue as authorities work to uncover the full details surrounding his death.
