Two boys, nine and 13, are on life support after mother, 38, ‘shot them in the head in bed’

Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Monday charges against Nguyen will likely be upgraded to homicide given the boys are not expected to survive.

The woman had a pending eviction notice set to be enforced on Tuesday, local news outlet Courier Times reported.

The tragedy on Monday came amid a dispute with Nguyen’s ex-sister-in-law, Corinna Tini-Melchiondo, who was trying to evict Nguyen from the five-bedroom duplex.

She alleged she had failed to pay $11,000 in rent after divorcing from Tini-Melchiondo’s brother Ed Tini last year.

On Monday morning, police said Nguyen shot her children in the head before approaching Tini-Melchiondo’s son Gianni and giving him a box with photos for Nguyen’s ex-husband.

According to authorities, Gianni turned around and when he faced Nguyen she was holding a gun.

‘…but by the grace of God, the gun did not fire,’ Weintraub said during a press conference on Monday.

Gianni then wrapped her in ‘a bear hug’ and disarmed her before alerting authorities, Weintraub said.

Nguyen allegedly fled the scene before police arrived but was arrested about four hours later in the parking lot of Washington Crossing Methodist Church.

Church staff alerted authorities after seeing a wanted bulletin issued earlier. Weintraub claimed Nguyen was under the influence of drugs at the time.

She was apprehended and booked into the Bucks County Correctional Facility. Nguyen was charged with three counts of attempted homicide.

The children, found by an officer and Gianni, were taken to St Mary Medical Center in Middletown but it is very unlikely they will survive, Weintraub said.

Police said there was evidence Nguyen had attempted suicide but did not elaborate on what exactly they had found.