A year ago, a 15-year-old East Vancouver teen was murdered at his own home.
Vancouver Police said very little at the time, except that Jason Nguyen was not known to them and that the death may have resulted from a dispute with other teens that had escalated into violence at a party before his death.
On Tuesday, VPD announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Sgt. Randy Fincham have a few more details about what happened on July 26, 2015.
“Nguyen walked into his sister’s bedroom of the family’s home on East 24th Avenue near Rupert Street. He was covered in blood and collapsed on the floor. Police and paramedics were called and the teenager was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. He did not survive,” Fincham said.
He said the teen “was a good brother and son, and was not believed to be involved with crime.”
“He truly was an innocent child. The motive for the attack is still not clear and police believe he may have been targeted simply because of someone he may have known,” Fincham said. “Investigators continue to probe the circumstances involved and look for Jason’s killer.
Nguyen was a student at Windermere Secondary at the time of his death.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Vancouver Police at 604-717-2500, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Hopefully the reward will encourage someone with information about this slaying to talk to police.
