A crazed Pennsylvania mother allegedly shot her two sons in the head while they were asleep early Monday before trying to pump two bullets into a neighbor.
The mother had ingested narcotics in a failed suicide bid, the report said. She was hospitalized and later charged with three counts of attempted murder.
Nguyen’s boys, 9 and 13, were critically injured and were being kept on life support so their organs could be donated, the report said.
After allegedly shooting the children in their bedrooms, a neighbor who heard the gunfire found the woman sitting on the front lawn with a box of photos, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub told reporters at a Monday press conference.
Nguyen asked the neighbor, identified as Gianni Melchiondo, 22, to deliver the pictures to her ex-husband, who works with the man.
After Melchiondo agreed, the troubled mother allegedly pulled out a black revolver, aimed it at the neighbor and pulled the trigger two times, according to Weintraub.
The gun did not fire and Melchiondo wrestled the weapon away from the woman.
After Nguyen fled and the neighbor alerted police, authorities checked her home and found the two children.
Authorities released a “wanted” bulletin describing Nguyen as armed and dangerous.
She was found at United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing, a few miles east of Upper Makefield.
She was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center, “due to the indication that she was under the influence,” the DA’s office said.
It is believed that she ingested narcotics in a bid to take her own life, though Weintraub didn’t disclose what drugs may have been involved.
“There were other evidentiary indications that she intended to take her own life but was unsuccessful,” Weintraub said.
“I have two kids. It can’t hit any closer to home than this. I’ve been saying my prayers ever since I got this call this morning,” Weintraub said. “It’s a very difficult image to get out of my head.”
When asked if the gun was registered to Nguyen, Weintraub said: “She’s not been charged with any firearms offense so I think it’s a fair assumption that she possessed that gun legally.”
Court documents show that Nguyen was in a rent dispute with her landlord Corinna Tini-Melchiondo claiming Nguyen owed over $11,000 in rent in arrears, or unpaid rent.
That case was filed in November 2021. A judgement was entered December, Nguyen appealed but lost, and an order for possession was issued April 18, court records show.