Detectives met with the victim's family Monday afternoon to better understand what Ngo and her boyfriend were doing on the night she was killed, but they have not released any other information about the city's fifth homicide of the year.

Ngo and her boyfriend, whose name has not been released, were shot late Saturday when they were driving on Durham Road near Interstate 680.

As they approached the freeway, a dark-colored Honda pulled up next to them and fired more than a half-dozen shots into the driver's side of the car. One bullet hit Ngo in the head, and another hit the driver in the arm.

Ngo's boyfriend then chased the assailants east on Durham Road and then south on Mission Boulevard to a different Interstate 680 on-ramp.

The male victim then drove Ngo to Kaiser Permanente hospital on Civic Center Drive, where police later noticed at least six bullet holes in the vehicle.

Both victims were transported by ambulance to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

Doctors determined that Ngo had suffered brain damage from the bullet wound, and her parents later decided to take her off life-support.

When questioned by police, the boyfriend said he did not know why his vehicle had been targeted.

Anyone with information may call police at

Ben Aguirre Jr. can be reached at 510-353-7011 or baguirre@bayareanewsgroup.com.