According to Can Tho City Police, at around 11:10 a.m. on October 9, the City Police received a report that a young man was holding a knife sitting on the roof of Phuong Nam Bookstore, located at 6 Hoa Binh Street, An Cu Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.
Immediately after receiving the news, the City Police Department leaders directed the functional forces to go to the scene to persuade the young man, but he refused to come down. At 11:40, the City Police Department approached, controlled and brought the young man down.
Through initial verification, the young man named Nguyen Hoang M (born in 2008, Hung Loi ward, Ninh Kieu district) is studying in grade 11 at a high school in Can Tho city.
Can Tho City Police also informed that the reason was because Nguyen Hoang M was sad about his love life, so he took a knife and climbed onto the roof of the bookstore to commit suicide.
Through rapid test, male juvenile Nguyen Hoang M is negative for drugs.
Currently, the City Police Department is directing the Ninh Kieu District Police to verify and clarify the incident.
