What do we know?
About 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, deputies went to the home after receiving a request to check on the welfare of the occupants. When deputies arrived, they discovered two deceased men inside the home. Each had been shot and their deaths have been ruled homicides.
The men were last heard from on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 7, when America Nguyen communicated with another family member on social media [Instagram].
— Fauquier Times
November 13, 2018
There’s one piece of evidence that investigators say is unquestionable. “We have strong reason to believe that whoever is responsible for this crime traveled this corridor Route 28 from the Nguyen residence to the Prince William County, Nokesville, Manassas area.”
— Sgt. James Hartman Bob
September 26, 2019, LocalDVM.com
“We’re not able to say one way or the other whether they were targeted or whether it was random.”
— Sheriff Bob Mosier
June 18, 2019, Fauquier Now
No murder weapon has been found and there were no signs of forced entry, according to detectives.
“They didn’t seem to have any specific enemies or anybody that they’ve been arguing with or concerned at this point. We have not been able to determine why these two people were chosen.”
— Detective Candyce Shaw
September 26, 2019, LocalDVM.com
The housing development is so new is does not show up on Google maps. According to online real estate listing sites, the three-bedroom home where Duong Nguyen and America Nguyen were found dead was built in the summer of 2017.
Editor’s Note: Currently, the house does show up in Google Maps, but at the time in 2018, Google Maps did not have the subdivision listed properly.
— Richmond Times-Dispatch
November 13, 2018
“I live across the street and knew them. Drug deal is highly unlikely.”
— Neighbor
November 11, 2018, Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Post
[The daughter] and her mother were visiting a sick relative in Vietnam when Duong and America were killed. While the women were away, the family spoke every day.”
— NBC4 Washington
January 17, 2019