SPRINGFIELD — The victim of a Sunday night shooting has died.
Shooting victim Kim Thanh Le died Monday at 8:30 a.m., according to Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart and Springfield Police.
After consultation with officials from the State Attorney’s Office, charges against the shooter, Diep Hoang Nguyen, 42, were upgraded to one count of second-degree murder. Nguyen is being held at the Bay County Jail with first appearance on the amended charge scheduled for Wednesday.
The second shooting victim, Anh Van Nguyen, is still in critical condition at Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart, police said.
Diep Hoang Nguyen was arrested after allegedly shooting Le, 40, in the head. The bullet passed through Le’s head and struck Ahn Van Nguyen, 44, in the face during a social gathering in Le’s home, 3726 E. Ninth St., at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday, according to Springfield Police reports.
Diep Nguyen surrendered without incident and admitted to attempting to shoot Le when interrogated, police reported.
Diep Nguyen told police the shooting was the culmination of Le’s long-standing disrespect of his family. He did not go into details during police questioning, according to Springfield Police Chief Philip Thorne, but said his anger at Le had been building over several years.