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Chinese Food Delivery Man Dies, Shooters Still On the Loose
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Jen Chung
Published Oct 13, 2005
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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The Chinese food delivery man shot earlier this week by men who robbed him as he made a delivery to a Bronx apartment building died on Tuesday afternoon. Fahua Chen, 52, was shot in the eye as he tried to trap his robbers in the building's vestibule while waiting for the police. The robbers fled, and the police are still looking for them. Hearing about this, hearing that Chen's delivery was for only $9 and that the robbers left behind his wallet and cellphone, makes us sad and incredibly angry - he was just doing his job, the way Enrique Soriano in the Bronx was just on his way to work in the middle of the night when he was killed on a subway platform, and there are too many stories like this. City Councilman John Liu, who has been a crusader for Chinese immigrants, said "There's an undercurrent to these brutal attacks on immigrant workers, because they are sometimes not considered to be real people by the perpetrators."
And Chen's daughter, a student in England who hasn't seen her father in ten years, is trying to get a visa to come to New York, but has been unsuccessful so far at the U.S. Embassy in London. Liu is trying to help her, and the City Council's Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus is offering a $1,000 reward for information. The police are urging people to call (800) 577-TIPS with any details.
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