2 Kids In Room With Couple, Says Man's Mom
March 25, 2011
Reported By Larry Flowers
WSMV-TV Channel 4 News (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
LA VERGNE, Tenn. -- Police said a murder-suicide claimed the lives of a couple in a La Vergne subdivision Friday morning.
The female victim, 27-year-old Nith Sim, who's originally from Cambodia and has been in the United States for seven years, was dead when officers arrived at a home on Betty Lou Lane in the Lake Forest neighborhood.
The man, identified as Daniel Sim, 28, was found shot at the home and taken to Stone Crest Medical Center. He was later transferred to Vanderbilt Medical Center, where he died Friday afternoon.
Daniel Sim's mother, who was visiting from New York, found the couple at about 10:30 a.m., police said. She first told police she heard nothing, then she said she did hear something but thought it was one of the kids. A 5-month-old boy and 2-year-old girl were in the bedroom with the couple.
"She heard the baby start crying and went to check on the baby," said La Vergne Police Chief Ted Boyd. "The door was locked. (She) went around to a window to try and get someone to open the door then forced entry into the room and discovered both adults had been shot."
Investigators said they believe Nith Sim shot her husband while he was asleep. Police said the gun then jammed, but she got another weapon to fatally shoot herself.
"We said there were two guns. We believe that gun may have jammed from the way it was used. She laid that gun down and picked up another gun and used that gun on herself," said Boyd.
Police described the bedroom as a bloody crime scene.
"(It's) just shocking to have something like that, just what the kids saw, what they (are) going to go through," said the Sims' next-door neighbor Leon Cade. "They are going to need some type of counseling, some kind of help. ... I'm glad they didn't kill the kids."
La Vergne police said they're also thankful the children were not hurt.
"As thin as walls are and the caliber of these guns, they penetrate walls every easily. It was dangerous for not only the kids but for the adult that was in the house, but being that close, it was nothing to protect those children but air, and luckily, they didn't get hit," Boyd said.
Department of Children's Services workers were called to the home. They visited with the grandmother, who will be caring for the children. Police said she will most likely take them back to New York.
Some neighbors said they have often heard the couple arguing.
The family had a roommate who worked with Daniel Sim. He arrived home and received the news of the couple's death from police.
8 comments:
what had happened? someone cheated in this relationship?
Need more info.
A woman from Cambodia most likely have violent history.
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 10,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
This woman is not a regular woman she just been in the United States only saven years she doen't have enough freedom yet then she committed suicided already. I'm so commiserate to the kid that they don't have a Mom and Dad to call in the future.
How could someone (anonymous) said "a woman from Cambodia...violent"? That's very insulting & descrimination! It's the word of barbaric & uneducated! I just feel sorry for it! U don't know anything behind the matter then produced such comment! Go to school mate!!
12:41 PM, you are a Youn/Viet bitch/bastard. How dare you said such thing about a woman in Cambodia. You are hypocrite Youn/Viet thief and crook!
I always have seen many Viet/Youn bastards/bitches always insult Cambodian/Khmer people. I wish Youn/Viet would not be on the planet since the Mongol that tried to destroyed them. They got from Khmer Kings' help and they (Youn) are still here and then they keep insulting Khmer people. They are always the most hypocrite and unreliable Youn/Viet Communist bastards/bitches. They are Youn/Viet crooks and thieves!!!!
Women newly from
Cambodia are mostly from somewhat upper class family. They seem to be arrogant and expecting a lot
from being in America without knowing life in America is hard at least at first.
I love being Cambodian but think twice before considering marrying woman in Cambodia.
Cambodian women are not violent. Please don't say that!
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