The city's Police Department held a press conference on Tuesday to provide updates on the May 21 shooting of two Australian men in downtown Ben Thanh Ward, which left one dead and the other critically injured.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hung, deputy director of the department and head of the Criminal Investigation Agency, stated that the incident occurred at a seafood restaurant on Truong Dinh Street.
Australian national Lemalu Lorenzo Tovia, 24, died at the scene. A second victim, 27-year-old Sauni Sam, also Australian national, suffered critical gunshot wounds and remains in intensive care.
The two suspects in a fatal shooting in Ho Chi Minh City on May 21, 2026, in photos provided by HCMC police.
Investigators determined that following the attack, the two suspects fled to their rented apartment 25 km away at Vinhomes Grand Park complex in Long Binh Ward at approximately 11:15 p.m.
