Binghamton New York Shooting

Jiverly Voong, aka Lin Voong, killed 14 people and injured 26 in a hostage standoff at the American Civic Association building in New York, on April 3, 2009, New York News.ABC News: Gunman Kills 13, Wounds 26 at Aid Group for Immigrants (April 3, 2009) Voong, an immigrant from Vietnam, was found dead after the incident.Press & Sun-Bulletin: Fourteen dead in Binghamton shooting (April 4, 2009)

On April 5, 2009, the names of the 14 people killed during the attack were released to the public. They include recent immigrants from the Philippines, Pakistan, Haiti, China, Brazil, and Iraq, as well as two staff members from Binghamton.Newsday: Identities of Binghamton shooting victims released (April 5, 2009)

Timeline

  • 10:30 am: 911 dispatchers received a flurry of calls in broken English
  • 10:33 am: Police arrived at the Civic Center
  • 10:38 am: Shirley DeLucia calls 911
  • 11:13 am: SWAT team arrived at the Civic Center
  • 11:27 am: Police reached DeLuciaNewsday: Identities of Binghamton shooting victims released (April 5, 2009)

Victims

  • Parveen Nln Ali, 26, Binghamton, NY, Pakistan
  • Dolores Yigal, 53, Binghamton, NY, Philippines
  • Marc Henry Bernard, 44, Endicott, NY, Haiti
  • Maria Sonia Bernard, 46, Endicott, NY, Haiti
  • Li Guo, 47, Binghamton, NY, China
  • Hong Xiu Mao, 35, Greene NY, China
  • Lan Ho, 39, Binghamton, NY, Vietnam
  • Hai Hong Zhong, 54, Endwell, NY, China
  • Maria Zobniw, 60, Binghamton, NY, U.S.
  • Roberta Bobby King, 72, Binghamton, NY, U.S.
  • Almir O. Alves, 43, Unknown, Brazil
  • Jiang Ling, 22, Endicott, NY, China
  • Layla Khalil, 57, Binghamton, NY, Iraq
  • Jiverly A. Wong, 41, Johnson City, NY, VietnamNewsday: Identities of Binghamton shooting victims released (April 5, 2009)

Lin Voong

A Vietnamese immigrant named Lin Voong, who also used the alias Jiverly Voong or Jiverly Wong, was named as the suspect in the shooting according to the Associated Press. Reports indicated that Voong borrowed a 1993 Toyota, from a relative with the same last name, to drive to a class at the Civic Association on the day of the shooting spree. It has been reported that Voong, age 42, had recently lost a job with IBM, but this has not been confirmed as of April 4, 2009.Press & Sun-Bulletin: Fourteen dead in Binghamton shooting (April 4, 2009)

Premeditation

Voong was wearing body armor when he drove a borrowed automobile up to the rear door of the center, to block escape. He then entered the Civic Center, about 10:00 am on April 3, 2009 and began shooting with two handguns, a .45 caliber Beretta and a 9-millimeter Beretta. A 911 call from wounded receptionist Shirley DeLucia alerted police who arrived at the scene minutes later. The shooting had stopped by the time the police arrived, but they waited for hours before finally entering the building. They found several people killed in a classroom, 37 people hiding in closets and a boiler room, and the dead gunman.New York Times: Binghamton Looks for Reason Gunman Killed 14 (April 4, 2009)

American Civic Association, Binghamton

The American Civic Association, Inc. website describes services as: "Assists immigrants and refugees with immigration and personal counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification, interpreters, and translators. Fosters cross cultural understanding for the entire community."Official Site: American Civic Association

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