A 61-year-old woman has been apprehended in connection with two arson attacks that devastated a Norcross neighborhood earlier this month. Hong T. Huynh faces allegations that she intentionally set ablaze two residences with Molotov cocktails on the morning of June 1, 2024, with one incident resulting in serious injuries to a man.
According to a report by FOX 5 Atlanta, firefighters were called to Buckingham Court around 5:45 am to confront a garage consumed by fire. A second call drew them to the nearby 1300 block of Turners Ridge Drive, where the flames had reached a parked car. The same source mentions that eight adults and two minors were displaced by the fire, with the Red Cross stepping in to assist the family.
Dunwoody police managed to locate and arrest Huynh on Friday. She was held without bond following her apprehension, the gravity of the charges perhaps stemming from the calculated nature of the attacks. "I think that’s crazy that someone would actually, like, throw a bomb or explosive at someone’s house in the middle of the morning, early morning," Daniela Argeullo told FOX 5.
The fires inflicted varying degrees of havoc, with the first incinerating a house down to the ground, and the second causing "moderate" damage, according to Atlanta News First. Court documents suggest that Huynh's motive might have been to inflict harm on the family living in at least one of the homes. In a harrowing account, a witness who requested anonymity described to Atlanta News First, seeing a woman he identifies as Huynh throw something at a man, "When she threw that, there was a large combustion that caused him to catch on fire."
Investigators continue the probe into the exact events and motives behind the flames that tore through the tranquil suburb, setting a community on edge. It is unclear what could have driven Huynh to allegedly target her own relatives — as family members have suggested — and the case remains both open and under active investigation. Local residents and concerned individuals with knowledge pertaining to the case are being encouraged to contact authorities with any information. This developing story will be updated further as details emerge.
