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<\/p>\nFor William Tse, the past four years without his father, Woom Sing Tse, have been marked by \u201crelentless waiting,\u201d for the family and much of Chicago\u2019s close-knit Chinatown community. But on Thursday, they only had to wait about an hour before a Cook County jury found Alphonso Joyner guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of the elder Tse, which took place Dec. 7, 2021, in the 200 block of West 23rd Place, not far from his home while he was taking his daily walk to get a newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour years, no sleep,\u201d Tse\u2019s wife, Shin Oh Chow Tse, said through tears while addressing reporters. The couple met in middle school in China and immigrated to the U.S. when their eldest son wasn\u2019t even 2 years old. Tse\u2019s family thanked the Chinatown community for their support and the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 19. \u201cThis doesn\u2019t bring my dad back, but it gives us a little peace,\u201d said Carina Set, Tse\u2019s daughter. \u201cWe know we want our dad to be remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tse, who died at 71, was well known around Chinatown as an avid ping-pong player and \u201cepitome\u201d of the American dream, his son William Tse previously told the Chicago Sun-Times. Looking toward the future, William Tse said he\u2019ll keep his dad\u2019s values, teachings and guidance top of mind. Tse moved to the U.S. from China as a young man with $100 in his pocket and took a \u201ctough love\u201d approach to parenting, instilling a sense of hard work and dedication in his children. He worked as a cook before opening two restaurants in the Chicago suburbs. \u201cJustice has been served. The real mission now is to honor his life through what we do every day and how he brought us up,\u201d William Tse said.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors didn\u2019t spend time trying to hammer home a motive, saying they couldn\u2019t comprehend why anyone would carry out a shooting \u201cin cold blood\u201d on a winter afternoon. \u201cWho would commit such a random, heinous act of violence?\u201d Cook County assistant state\u2019s attorney Kevin Deboni said while addressing the jury. \u201cWhat would a motive for that be?\u201d The defense tried to poke holes in the prosecution\u2019s argument by casting doubt on the assertion that the person seen firing shots in several videos was Joyner. Defense attorney Barry Horewitch said Joyner, who was 23 years old at the time, was \u201cin the wrong place at the wrong time in the wrong car after a horrific murder on the streets of Chicago.\u201d <\/p>\n
Woom Sing Tse is pictured with family members. <\/p>\n
During testimony and closing arguments, prosecutors laid out the events leading up to the shooting. Tse was going for his usual afternoon walk to pick up a newspaper when a car approached and someone inside fired several shots, paused, then fired several more shots, according to Chicago police and video evidence played at Joyner\u2019s trial. As Tse moans and falls to the ground, a person prosecutors say is Joyner exited the car and fired another volley of shots. A heavy silence in the courtroom was punctuated by sniffling and stifled sobs after one video played. Tse\u2019s wife and daughter, utterly distraught, left the room. Joyner was arrested later that night in the car captured on video. He was also wearing similar clothing and was in possession of a \u201cghost gun,\u201d without a serial number, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of Chinatown residents hold posters that read \u201ccrime is crime\u201d as they walk along South Wentworth Avenue during a silent protest around Chinatown, Dec. 27, 2021. The silent demonstration was held in response to the fatal shooting of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse.<\/p>\n
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The guilty verdict brings a measure of closure to the Tse family and the Chinatown community, but it does not erase the pain and trauma caused by the senseless murder of Woom Sing Tse. As the community continues to heal and come to terms with the tragedy, they will also continue to advocate for justice and safety in their neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Q: Who was Woom Sing Tse?
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