The unexpected reason why the bank robbery suspect in Binh Duong was caught

The robber entered the bank and opened fire to threaten to steal money, but the gun didn’t explode, so he ran away and was caught.

On the evening of March 28, the Criminal Police Department (Binh Duong Provincial Police) coordinated with the Bau Bang District Police to take the testimony of Nguyen Viet Hoai (36 years old, HKTT in Dak Lak) to clarify the bank robbery.

The robber was guarded and arrested by the people. Photo: Provided by people

According to the police, around 3:30 p.m. on the same day, Hoai wore black clothes, a mask and carried a black bag to go inside BIDV’s transaction office located on Highway 13 (Lai town). Uyen, Bau Bang district, Binh Duong).

Once inside, Hoai pulled out a gun and shouted “robber here”. At this time, Hoai repeatedly pulled the trigger but the gun did not explode. Seeing that the gun did not explode, Hoai ran outside to escape.

The slingshot the robber used to rob a bank. Photo: CACC

As soon as he ran to the yard, Hoai was caught by security forces and some people caught up.

Initially, Hoai confessed that due to lack of money to spend, there was an intention to rob a bank.

This transaction office was robbed at the end of 2021. Photo: LA

It is known that the gun the robber used to rob the bank was a slingshot. In addition, Hoai is also wanted by the Dak Lak Provincial Police for the crime of fraud and appropriation of property.