Man Shot on Birthday Is in Critical Condition
Son Ngoc Pho just barely had time to celebrate his 18th birthday Monday before he was shot in the head by an apparent gang member as he sat in a friend’s car, police said.
Pho remains in extremely critical condition Tuesday, police said.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot at Liquor Mart, 14461 Brookhurst St., about 6:30 p.m.
At least eight shots were fired, Garden Grove Police Lt. John Woods said. No one else was injured.
Some witnesses were still shocked Tuesday as they remember seeing friends of Pho’s frantically trying to stop the bleeding.
Business owners in the strip mall gave police conflicting accounts of the car used by the assailants.
Some said light-colored, others said dark.
One man said one of the assailants may have had dyed yellow hair.
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