Vietnamese Refugee Charged After Allegedly Saying He Would Shoot People at a Church

Vietnamese Refugee Charged After Allegedly Saying He Would Shoot People at a Church
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A refugee who allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at a church in a Texas city has been charged with a firearm offense, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox announced on Tuesday.

Hieu Tran Trung, a north Vietnamese refugee living in Lubbock, Texas, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He made his first appearance in court on Monday afternoon.