Anchorage man charged with murder in shooting of Palmer resident

Editor’s note: This story has been updated.

PALMER — Palmer Police responded to a shooting Monday that left one man dead and another charged with first-degree murder.

According to court documents, at 9:58 a.m. Duyvu Van Nguyen, 41, called 911 and reported that he had just killed Tuan Nguyen in an apartment building behind the Palmer McDonald’s. The report says Duyvu told the dispatcher his wife told him the victim had sexually assaulted her at a previous date. He then drove from his residence in Anchorage to Tuan Nguyen’s residence in Palmer and shot him, police say.

How or if the men were related was not addressed in the court documents.

When police arrived, Duyvu was on the front porch of the apartment, sitting with his hands up. Next to him was a 1911 .45-caliber handgun, according to court documents.

Officers found Tuan Nguyen dead in the bedroom of the upstairs apartment. He had two bullet wounds to the head.

In speaking with Nguyen’s wife, police said she made no mention of having been sexually assaulted by the deceased.

Duyvu Nguyen is being held in Mat-Su Pretrial on first-degree murder charges pending arraignment.

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A Palmer man was found dead from a gunshot wound and an Anchorage man has been charged with first-degree murder after police were called to a Daron Drive home in Palmer Monday morning.

Following is a Tuesday morning press release issued by the Palmer Police Department:

At about 0958 hours on October 30, 2017, Palmer Police responded to a reported homicide at a residence on Daron Drive in Palmer. Upon arrival officers located the body of 32 year old Palmer resident Tuan Q. Nguyen, who had been shot and killed.

Palmer Police have arrested 41 year old Anchorage resident Duyvu V. Nguyen and charged him with a single count of Murder in the 1^st Degree. He was booked into Mat Su Pre Trial where he was held without bail.

Duyvu Nguyen told police he killed Tuan Nguyen because Tuan allegedly sexually assaulted Duyvu’s wife. That allegation is currently uncorroborated. Charging documents are on file with the Alaska Court System. The investigation is ongoing.