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Tri Minh Nguyen

Case from Houston, TX dated Mar 29, 2016

Victim Details

Tri Minh Nguyen

Male

Asian

Houston

TX

2016-03-29

36

Tri

Minh Nguyen

07/14/2026

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Tri Minh Nguyen, a 36-year-old Vietnamese-American man, tragically lost his life on March 29, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Nguyen was the owner/operator of Wahoo's Fish N Wings, a restaurant located near Fondren Road and West Airport Boulevard. His death was the result of a fatal shooting during an attempted robbery.

On the day of the incident, a 16-year-old suspect, later identified as a 17-year-old male, entered the restaurant wearing brown pants and a gray hoodie. He was also wearing a ski ...
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  • ABC13 Houston: HPD links gunman in deadly restaurant shooting to 3 other robberies
  • ABC13 Houston: Search for shooter continues after restauranteur's murder
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