HUYEN TRANG TEMPLE - ARSON

New Caney, Texas
November 5, 2023

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Reward:

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the arson.

Remarks:

The unknown suspect was wearing unique-colored boots, tactical pants, a baseball cap, and a gaiter covering his face.

Details:

On November 5, 2023, the Huyen Trang Temple located at 17505 FM 1485, New Caney, Texas, was vandalized by arson. At approximately 9:42 p.m., an unknown male suspect approached the temple and found an open window at the front of the temple. The unknown suspect then ignited the top of a gas-filled mason jar with fire and threw it into the temple, starting a fire in the main place of worship where a monk was asleep on the floor. The unknown suspect then fled the scene, and the monks that were sleeping in the temple extinguished the fire with no serious injuries.

 

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS

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