The parents of Jiverly Wong, who killed 13 people inside of an immigrant services center in Binghamton, contacted the Post Standard, wanting to give an interview to apologize for the actions taken by their son.
Henry Voong and his wife Mui Thong say they did not know their son owned a handgun. They say they are “deeply sorry” for the actions Wong took on April 3rd. He entered the American Civic Association, opening fire with two hand guns killing 13 people and wounding four others before he committed suicide.
Voong says his son usually kept to himself and rarely interacted with his family despite living in the same house. Wong’s parents did not know their son suffered from mental illness, but Voong says there was an incident 19 years ago where he sought treatment for his son. In that incident Wong told his father that he believed someone was trying to kill him. Voong then took his son to a hospital where doctors sent him home after two hours, saying nothing was wrong.
Voong and Thong are trying to find an answer to why their son did what he did.
“All parents raise their children to be good human beings,” says Voong. “You never imagine in your wildest dreams that they would end up doing something so horrific.”
On Friday clergy planted 14 tulips in a memorial garden in memory of each person who died, including Wong. Over the weekend police say the 14th tulip was uprooted. Wong’s parents are concerned that someone will take revenge on them because of what their son did.
Henry Voong and his wife Mui Thong say they did not know their son owned a handgun. They say they are “deeply sorry” for the actions Wong took on April 3rd. He entered the American Civic Association, opening fire with two hand guns killing 13 people and wounding four others before he committed suicide.
Voong says his son usually kept to himself and rarely interacted with his family despite living in the same house. Wong’s parents did not know their son suffered from mental illness, but Voong says there was an incident 19 years ago where he sought treatment for his son. In that incident Wong told his father that he believed someone was trying to kill him. Voong then took his son to a hospital where doctors sent him home after two hours, saying nothing was wrong.
Voong and Thong are trying to find an answer to why their son did what he did.
“All parents raise their children to be good human beings,” says Voong. “You never imagine in your wildest dreams that they would end up doing something so horrific.”
On Friday clergy planted 14 tulips in a memorial garden in memory of each person who died, including Wong. Over the weekend police say the 14th tulip was uprooted. Wong’s parents are concerned that someone will take revenge on them because of what their son did.
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