CHICAGO – A man has been found guilty of murder in the 2021 shooting death of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood.
What we know:
Alphonso Joyner, who was 23 at the time of the incident, was found guilty of murder on Thursday after he shot and killed Woom Sing Tse, 71, in December 2021 in Chinatown, prosecutors said.
Alphonso Joyner and Woom Sing Tse
Joyner’s trial began on Wednesday in Cook County.
The backstory:
On Dec. 7, 2021, the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m., just steps away from an elementary school. The crime left the Chinatown neighborhood shaken.
Police said Joyner was behind the wheel of a car that pulled up to the 200 block of W. 23rd Street. Tse was walking on the sidewalk when Joyner allegedly opened fire on him from the driver’s seat. Police said Joyner then got out of the vehicle and fired several more shots into Tse’s body, killing him.
Tse was a former restaurant owner, beloved in the community, who had apparently just walked to the store to buy a newspaper when he was gunned down.
“He was a man who came to this country just with a few dollars in his pocket and through hard work and a determined spirit, achieved the American dream. Mr. Tse built their home and provided for his family. He was a father, a husband, a grandfather, a man of the community, a Chicagoan,” said Police Superintendent David Brown.
Brown credits the Chinatown community for Joyner’s quick arrest, which was his fifth arrest. Two of the arrests were for gun offenses.
Within minutes of the shooting, the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce provided 9th District police with the surveillance video that led to police to be able to track Joyner’s vehicle to the Kennedy expressway, where they were able to catch him in slow traffic.
What’s next:
Joyner returns to court on Nov. 19 for post-trial motions and his bail was revoked, according to court records.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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The Source: This story contains previous Fox 32 reporting.
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