[2] Lam killed seven relatives, including two children under the age of ten, in a house in north Edmonton.

He then drove to Fort Saskatchewan where he entered a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant, where he had after hours access in order to complete kitchen repairs, and committed suicide by shooting himself.

[4] The victims were: Phu Lam (aged 53) had a criminal record dating back to 1987, which included drug and violence-related offenses.

[4] At the time of the shooting, he was in bankruptcy proceedings and owed a large amount of money on at least a dozen credit cards due to a gambling problem.

[3] In November 2012, a complaint was filed against Lam after he threatened to kill his ex-wife Thuy Tien Truong and five other relatives.