Update sent at 2:30 p.m. June 11, 2012:
The victims in Sunday’s suspicious deaths have been identified as wife and husband, respectively Huong Ly, 63, and Long Nguyen, 72. The manner and cause of death will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
At this point, there are no new investigative details to be released publicly. Detectives continue to speak to everyone who knew this couple and follow-up on every tip. The smallest detail could lead officers to a suspect or suspects. As a reminder, Oak Farm Dairies is offering a generous $10,000 for anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment of the person/people responsible for the deaths of Huong and Long.
UPDATE sent 9:30 p.m. June 10, 2012:
Oak Farms Dairy is offering a $10,000 reward in connection with the deaths of an Arlington couple this weekend. Although the Medical Examiner has not yet ruled on the causes of death, Arlington police detectives are investigating the deaths as homicides. A family member called 911 Sunday morning after finding a window open at the couple’s home in the 3600 block of Waverly. Officers arrived, entered the apartment, and found the husband and wife inside the home. They were in their 70s and 60s respectively.
Oak Farms Dairy will pay $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and grand jury indictment of the person or persons responsible. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Arlington Police Detective Byron Stewart at 817 459-5691.This reward offer will remain in force for six months.
Original news release sent 2:45 p.m. June 10, 2012:
The Arlington Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person or people who could be responsible for the deaths of a married couple found in their apartment early this morning. Arlington homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of a man and woman, who are in their 70s and 60s respectively. Officers were dispatched to a welfare check in the 3600 block of Waverly Drive at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 10, 2012. A family member called 911 after finding a window open at the couple’s home. Officers arrived, entered the apartment, and found the husband and wife inside the home. Although the deaths are being investigated as homicides, the cause and manner of death have not yet been verified. That information will be provided by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner once a determination has been made.
The names of the husband and wife will also be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner, once their identities are officially confirmed and next of kin have been notified. It is early in this investigation and detectives are looking at the possible reasons anyone would want to harm these two.
This afternoon, the Crime Scene and Homicide units continue to gather evidence and details about the last moments of this couple’s life. Doing so could lead officers to the person or people responsible for their deaths. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Arlington Police Detective Byron Stewart at 817 459-5691, or call Crime Stoppers at (817) 469-TIPS (8477) to submit an anonymous tip.
The two deaths are being investigated as homicides #8 and #9 in Arlington this year.
