According to foreign media reports, at 2 p.m. local time on November 9, there were several gunshots near the University of Chicago, and Zheng Shaoxiong, a 24-year-old Chinese student student, fell to the ground in response and was shot by robbers, and the murderer jumped on the vehicle parked on the side of the road and fled.
On November 10, Beijing time, the news of Zheng Shaoxiong's death reached his hometown of Leshan City, Sichuan Province. The sudden bad news made his parents extremely sad. Mr. Zhang, a good friend of Zheng Shaoxiong's parents, said: "On the evening of November 12, when I went to visit Zheng Shaoxiong's father, he was handsome and dashing in our eyes, as if he had become haggard and vicissitudes overnight, and his body had shrunk a lot. ”
Mr. Zhang said that on November 11, Zheng Shaoxiong's parents, who were cut off from the liver and intestines and were anxious, began to apply for passports, visas and other procedures to go to the United States to deal with the aftermath, during which the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and many friends extended a helping hand and helped Zheng Shaoxiong's parents, and the United States also opened a green expedited channel to handle it.
On November 15, Zheng Shaoxiong's parents have completed the relevant formalities in Shanghai and will take a flight on November 17 to the United States to deal with the aftermath and pick up their son home.
Three days before the death was my mother's birthday
Sent a box of perfume as a birthday present
Cheng graduated from the University of Hong Kong with first-class honors and later entered the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, a world-class institution. In September this year, he had just finished his studies, because he was worried about his mother's health, he gave up his wish to study for a doctorate, and wanted to stay in the United States to work first to accumulate experience, prepare to return to China to develop in the future, pay off debts, and honor his mother. Zheng Shaoxiong's good friend Jingu recounted in an interview with the media: Three days before his death, it was his mother's 57th birthday, and he pinched the time to send a box of perfume to his mother in advance, which was delivered on this day. After receiving the gift, Zheng Shaoxiong's mother happily posted the gift in the group. And this bottle of perfume also became the last birthday gift she received from her son.
Before the incident, Zheng Shaoxiong bought a gift for his mother
Zheng Shaoxiong was shot and killed in the United States, and his parents who had broken their liver and intestines decided to risk the epidemic to go to the United States to pick up their son and return home. On November 15, Zheng Shaoxiong's parents completed their visas to the United States in Shanghai. "The consul came downstairs to pick us up at the visa office, and the consul general came to the visa office to express his condolences to us." A detail that touched Zheng Shaoxiong's father: "The visa officer said to us, 'I am also a mother, and I feel the same... If you have any questions throughout the trip, feel free to contact us: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Police. ’”
"We are mother and son connected, we have spent a lot of ups and downs together, no matter whether we are tired or tired, looking back, I have always been by your side." 」 This is the message that Zheng Shaoxiong left to him when he graduated from graduate school at the University of Chicago. Zheng Shaoxiong has achieved excellent results since childhood, sincere and kind. He has always been very sympathetic to his mother's efforts, won a scholarship in college, completed his studies early, and even did not eat watermelon for a whole year because watermelon was too expensive. From undergraduate to graduate school, every night at 10:30 p.m., he would call his mother to say goodnight and calm her worries.
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Zheng Shaoxiong's mother released the "Thanksgiving Letter"
Thank you to everyone who gives warmth
Zheng Shaoxiong's mother learned of the suspect's arrest and subsequently issued a "Letter of Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving", in which she described her state and psychological journey after the incident, thanked the people who reached out to her at this moment, gave her warmth, and said that she would face it strongly, "let the child's soul rest in peace, punish the murderer, and repay you."
The full text is as follows:
When my son was about to start a new chapter in his life, I was shocked to hear that the child had collapsed, and my world had collapsed in an instant, with his liver and intestines torn off, his heart and lungs torn apart...
My son's bright and playful smile still lingers in front of my eyes, I hear my son's voice calling for his mother, and I see my son's arms outstretched to embrace me...
"Son, where is the future that you want us to look forward to together?" I am worried about your safety all the time, praying for you every day where are you now? Do you know? Mother's world can not be without you, I asked the heavens why is heaven jealous of talents? Why cruelly stripped you from me? .........
At this moment, when I was most helpless and suffering, a string of love hearts poured into my stiff body like blood from all directions, and countless pairs of warm and powerful hands pulled me up from the ice cave and constantly sent me strength and courage; constantly advised me: "You can't put your son on the cold floor, he needs your warm hug, and he hopes that you will take him home...", I suddenly woke up, I want to see my son, find the cruel murderer, get justice for my son, but also for the tens of millions of international students to study safely, so that tens of millions of families will no longer suffer from the pain of tearing their hearts and lungs, liver and intestines, grief-stricken loss of independence, and I hope that the tragedy will not repeat itself, and I must set foot on the city where my children live and breathe.
Here, I don't know what words to use to express my gratitude and gratitude. There are people I know, and most of you don't know, it is your great love that gave me a second life, and it is you who make me feel the warmth of the world. You are the great benefactors of our family in this life, and I can only repay you by being strong in the face of the next arduous road, letting the children's souls rest in peace, punishing the murderers.
Wish people peace in their lives.
Prosecutor: The victim fought the suspect
According to media reports, Ashley Romito, an assistant lawyer for local prosecutors in the United States, said at the trial that at 1:54 p.m. local time on November 9, when Zheng Shaoxiong was walking on the sidewalk, defendant Alton Spann was driving a stolen black car with two passengers on the car, and they saw the victim walking on the sidewalk carrying a large backpack.
According to Romito, the defendant Spahn stopped and took the larger of his 2 guns to rob the victim. The defendant demanded that the victim surrender his personal belongings, but was refused. "The victim fought the defendant and tried to escape," he said. The accused fired a shot at the victim, causing him to be shot in the chest.
Defendant Alton Span
Romito said that two witnesses in the car witnessed the defendant's robbery and murder, and the third witness saw through his window that after the victim was shot and fell to the ground, the defendant still pointed at him and snatched the victim's laptop and mobile phone.
The victim was pronounced dead at 2:13 a.m. after being taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. According to Romito, Span was on parole at the time and had a large juvenile delinquency record.
According to the suspect's public defense lawyer, Spann is a Chicago resident who currently lives with his mother and stepfather, is a high school student, and has previously worked as a worker. Span is currently facing prosecution charges of first-degree murder, illegal use of weapons, and robbery with a gun.
Source: Sichuan Daily