China News Service, December 9th. According to the US "World Journal" report, a shooting occurred in Chicago's Chinatown on the 7th. When Mr. Xie, 71, was walking on the streets of Chinatown, he was suddenly hit by an African-American in a silver vehicle. The suspect fired 18 shots in a row and died after being sent to a doctor. After the police arrested the murderer, a preliminary judgment may have been random homicide.

Mr. Xie is the former president of the Chicago Chinese Table Tennis Association. After the news came out, the Chinese community was shocked and worried about community security.

　　The shooting took place at 12:30 pm on the 7th. Police records show that Mr. Xie was walking on the sidewalk opposite to Hing's Primary School on Princeton Avenue and 23rd Street in Chinatown at the time. Suddenly someone got out of a silver two-door car. The victim shot inward, and the gunman rushed out of the car and fired 18 shots at the victim before returning to the car to escape.

　　The police arrested the murderer in Jackson Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway late on the 7th. According to the police report, the murderer was an African-American man in his 20s. Since the deceased and the murderer did not know each other at all, the initial investigation by the police is likely to be random. kill.

　　The police stated that the victim was going to the Wingwood Street store to buy a newspaper, but was killed on the way for unknown reasons.

The gunman was questioned by detectives from the City Police No. 1 District Bureau later that day, and the police also found a pistol in his car.

　　According to police sources, the murderer had a criminal record, and on the 8th it was confirmed that the victim was 71-year-old Mr. Xie.

　　As the shooting took place across the street from Chinatown Xingshi Primary School, more than 10 gunshots were fired at the afternoon of the 7th, which once caused a high level of vigilance on the campus.

　　A Chinese student in the sixth grade of Xing’s Primary School told reporters that they were in the classroom when the shooting happened. When they heard the headmaster’s announcement of the shooting, the teacher immediately locked the classroom door and closed the classroom curtains. I also took a pair of scissors." The student hid under the classroom desk.

　　According to a friend familiar with Mr. Xie, Mr. Xie immigrated to the United States from China 50 years ago and has been engaged in restaurant-related work. Later, he opened a restaurant in the suburbs. It was not until his retirement nine years ago that he and his wife moved to China from the suburbs where the restaurant was run. They live in the city, and they have one son and two daughters, and both have successful careers.

　　According to Mr. Xie’s son, the father and mother had lunch at home on the 7th. Originally, the two had to walk to Yonghuo Street to buy newspapers. However, Mr. Xie later told his wife that it was too cold outside and he would just buy it himself. Unfortunately, unfortunately.

The family still cannot understand why the murderer wanted to kill Mr. Xie.

(Huang Huiling)