Case # 17WF2440
Date: November 3, 2017
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR MURDERING MAN AND SHOOTING SECOND VICTIM OUTSIDE CLUB IN WESTMINSTER
*Second suspect charged with being an accessory after the fact
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for murdering a man and shooting a second victim outside a club in Westminster. A second man was charged with being an accessory after the fact.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Minh Quang Tran, 40, Santa Ana |
Charged on Nov. 2, 2017, with the following felony counts:
Sentencing Enhancement
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64 years to life in state prison |
Arraignment Nov. 3, 2017, time to be determined Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana |
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Hung Khac Chau, 46, Fountain Valley |
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Three years in county jail |
Arraignment, Dept. CJ-1 Nov. 3, 2017, time to be determined |
Circumstances of the Case
- In the early morning hours on Oct. 28, 2017, Tran and Chau are accused of being at Club Bleu on Beach Blvd. in Westminster.
- Tran is accused of firing multiple shots in the direction of 53-year-old Huy P. and his associate, 47-year-old John Doe, outside of the club at approximately 1:30 a.m.
- Huy P. was shot in the head and was transferred to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead as a result of the gunshot wound.
- John Doe was shot in the lower body and survived his injuries.
- Both defendants are accused of fleeing the scene after the shooting, and Chau is accused of driving Tran away.
- The Westminster Police Department (WPD) investigated this case and arrested Chau on Oct. 31, 2017, near his residence in Fountain Valley.
- Tran was arrested by WPD on Nov. 2, 2017, at 12:30 a.m. at his residence in Santa Ana.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Keith Burke, Homicide Unit