[1] Just after 1:30 a.m. on July 5, 1998, three masked gunmen burst into the Trang Dai Cafe and opened fire in the karaoke bar, killing four men and wounding five others.
[3] Crime is believed to have started from numerous theft events in the community that lead to the Trang Dai Massacre.
An AK-47 found at one of the suspects’ homes was traced back to Bull's Eye Shooter Supply, the same gun shop that was the source of the weapon used in the Beltway sniper attacks.
The suspected ringleader, 22-year-old Ri Le, killed his younger half-brother, 17-year-old Khanh Trinh, (one of the gunman stationed at the back of the cafe) then himself in a murder-suicide pact as police officers closed in.
[4][5][6][7][8] On October 30, 2020 John Phet was resentenced to 25 years to life due to Washington State Banning such sentences for juvenile offenders.