A man opened fire at a Texas roller skating rink during a birthday party for one of his children, murdering his estranged wife and four of her family members before committing suicide.
Trini Do and Tan Do, ages 29 and 35 respectively, were hosting the party at the Roller World Skating Rink in Grand Prarie (suburb of Dallas) Texas, on Saturday July 23rd. Local police responded to a call of a shooting at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time, when officers found the bodies of five people; a sixth body (the killer’s: Tan Do’s) was also found dead.
The deaths were caused by fatal gunshot wounds to the head and torso; four other people had sustained non-life threatening injuries as a result of the rampage. Police speculate that Tan unleashed the murderous actions due to ongoing marital problems between he and Trini.
The individuals killed in the onslaught included Trini Do’s sisters, Lynn Ta (aged 16) and Michelle Ta 28; her brother, Hien Ta, 21; and her sister-in-law, Thuy Nguyen, 25.
The couple’s two children were not harmed and are currently in the care of other family members. Approximately 30 people were attending the party at the time of the shooting; the rink was not open to the public according to local authorities.
