San Jose Police are searching for two young male homicide suspects after they were identified at the scene of the shooting. 19-year-old Sai Hoang Le and 18-year-old Nam Nguyennhut Huynh are wanted by the San Jose Police Homicide Unit for the shooting death of one male victim shot at the scene, Alexander Thach Nguyen.
Victim Alexander Thach Nguyen (Legacy.com)
Sergeant Heather Randol with the San Jose Police Department reported, “On January 1, 2015 at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person who was shot at the Reign Lounge located at 1071 E. Capitol Expressway.” Randol said, “Officers located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.”
Both shooting victims were transported to a local hospital where they were treated for their injuries. However, Nguyen succumbed to his injuries and passed away. A second victim that had been shot suffered non-life threatening injuries and was released. Randol said, “The motive is unknown and the suspects, identified as Sai Le and Nam Huynh, are outstanding.”
The scene of the crime. My Tho Vietnamese Restaurant is now closed, and the Reign Lounge is in the location. (Google Maps)
The two victims were outside the night club when one was shot in the face and the other in the chest. Reign Lounge just opened in December, replacing the My Tho Vietnamese Restaurant in the Gould Center shopping plaza.
This was San Jose’s first homicide of the year. The SJPD are warning anyone who may come in contact with the suspects that they are being considered armed and extremely dangerous.
Interior of Reign Lounge, image from “Enjoygram”
The San Jose Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding these suspects. Police are asking that anyone with information about the whereabouts of the two suspects contact Detective Sgt. Guire or Detective Tanner of the San Jose Police Departments Homicide Unit at 408-277-5382.
