5 , ▁news ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁III ▁Corps ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Bi ên ▁H ò a ▁that ▁General ▁Hi ế u ▁was ▁dead ▁in ▁his ▁office . ▁General ▁N gu y ễ n ▁V ă n ▁To àn , ▁III ▁Corps ▁Commander , ▁was ▁immediately ▁sus pected ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁cor rupt , ▁while ▁General ▁Hi ế u ▁was ▁very ▁clean , ▁and ▁further more , ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁ant ic or ruption ▁cz ar ▁under ▁Vice ▁President ▁Tr ầ n ▁V ă n ▁H ư ơ ng . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁after ▁att ending ▁the ▁military ▁press ▁conference , ▁U PI ▁correspond ent ▁sent ▁out ▁the ▁following ▁dispatch : ▁SA IG ON ▁( U PI ) ▁- ▁The ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁troops ▁def ending ▁the ▁Sa ig on ▁area ▁was ▁found ▁shot ▁to ▁death ▁T ues day ▁night ▁following ▁an ▁argument ▁with ▁his ▁superior ▁over ▁tact ics . ▁Military ▁sources ▁said ▁he ▁apparently ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁sources ▁said ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Hi ế u ▁was ▁found ▁with ▁a ▁bullet ▁w ound ▁in ▁his ▁mouth ▁at ▁his ▁III ▁Corps ▁office ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Bi ên ▁H ò a ▁air base , ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Sa ig on . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁Hi ế u ' s ▁death ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁T ues day ▁morning ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁the ▁President ial ▁palace ▁of ▁N gu y ễ n ▁V ă n ▁Th i ệ u .