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Tien Hoang Truong

Case from Portland, OR dated Aug 28, 1993

Victim Details

Tien Hoang Truong

Male

South East Asian (Chinese, Thai, Malay, Filipino, etc)

Portland

OR

1993-08-28

19

Tien

Hoang Truong

08/06/2026

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On the night of August 28, 1993, a gathering of Vietnamese youths was taking place on the 500 block of NE 80th in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 10:30 p.m., the party was tragically interrupted by gunfire. A red van, later identified as a 1979 Chevrolet with a yellow stripe, drove by, and a passenger opened fire on a group standing outside. Nineteen-year-old Tien Hoang Truong, a Vietnamese male from Seattle, was struck by the gunfire and died at the scene.

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  • TIEN HOANG TRUONG | Unsolved Cold Cases | The City of Portland, Oregon
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