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Sons 'shattered' by stray-bullet death of Chang Yong Cho in his Burnaby, B.C., home
Investigators say a group of youths under 18 is linked to the shooting, and Cho's sons are urging witnesses and the suspects' parents to come forward.
- On Sunday, Aug. 30, 85-year-old Chang Yong Cho was found dead in his Burnaby apartment from a stray bullet fired during a dispute occurring about a block away.
- Police received shots-fired reports near 18th Avenue and Humphries Avenue at 1:30 a.m., but officers found no victims initially; Cho was discovered dead during a welfare check at 4 p.m.
- Sons Justin and David Cho said their father was "a man of deep Christian faith, gentle spirit, and unwavering kindness," and they are "shattered" by his death in such a senseless way.
- Investigators from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team identified youths under 18 involved in the personal dispute and urged them and their parents to "do the right thing" and turn themselves in.
- Queenie Choo, CEO of SUCCESS, said the non-profit managing the 162-suite Hillside Gardens complex is discussing increased security but acknowledged "I don't know if we can prevent it from happening, because it's just so senseless.
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B.C. senior killed by stray bullet was ‘gentle spirit’ with ‘unwavering kindness,’ family says
The innocent senior who was killed by a stray bullet at his Burnaby, B.C., apartment last month lived a life of “faith, integrity and service to others,” his grieving family said Wednesday.
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