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Tien Truong

Case from Portland, OR dated Aug 29, 1993

Victim Details

Tien Truong

November 9, 2022

Male

Asian / Pacific Islander

Portland

OR

1993-08-29

19

Tien

Truong

07/01/2026


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On a late summer evening in Portland, Oregon, on August 28, 1993, a party was underway in the 500 block of NE 80th Avenue. The gathering was attended by a number of young people of Vietnamese descent. Among them was 19-year-old Tien Hoang Truong, a Vietnamese male from Seattle. Reports indicate that Truong was associated with a Vietnamese gang in his hometown, which had connections to a similar group in Portland.

The celebration was abruptly shattered at approximately 10:30 p.m. when a re ...
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