Fountain Valley Man Indicted for Allegedly Killing Fiancee

A Fountain Valley man was indicted Tuesday by the Orange County Grand Jury for allegedly shooting and killing his fiancee after an argument over his second girlfriend.

Philip Ngoc Nguyen, 26, was charged with murder, plus sentencing enhancements for the use of a firearm and the use of a firearm causing death. He faces a maximum 50 years to life in state prison if convicted.

Nguyen was being held on $1 million bail and was scheduled to enter his plea Friday. 

At the time of the slaying, in February 2011, Nguyen was living with his parents in their Fountain Valley trailer, authorities said.

After his girlfriend Uyennie Ton discovered Nguyen was having sex with another woman, he agreed to end the affair and proposed to Ton, according to prosecutors.

But a few days later, on Feb. 25, Nguyen allegedly called the other woman to come to his home that night for sex. The woman declined.

After hanging up, Nguyen is accused of getting into an argument with Ton in his bedroom. He then allegedly shot her in the head, killing her. 

Nguyen’s sleeping mother awoke to the sound of the gunshot and called 911 to report that Ton had committed suicide, authorities said. 

Based on the victim’s injuries, police eventually decided suicide was not a possibility, according to officials.

Nguyen was arrested Oct. 6.