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· William Yuk
Police search for suspect caught on video shooting a man after a brawl in Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man in Philadelphia’s Chinatown on Saturday morning. A 56-year old man was being confronted by a group of four Asian men near Race St. when one of the assailants pulled out a gun and shot him around 5:30 a.m. The man was rushed to…
· Bryan Ke
Philadelphia community protests construction of 76ers stadium near city’s Chinatown
Community members and leaders are gearing up to oppose the construction of a Philadelphia 76ers stadium in Center City, a few steps away from Philadelphia’s Chinatown. The proposed $1.3 billion project, which would occupy 10th and Market Streets, was met with strong opposition…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of fatally shooting Asian senior, 76, in the back of the head held without bail in Philadelphia
Wagner Ernesto Pena Tejeda was arrested in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Thursday for the fatal shooting of an elderly Asian man in Philadelphia. Tejeda, 24, allegedly shot 76-year-old Loi Nguyen dead while the latter was returning home from a morning walk on June 21. He was also…
· Michelle De Pacina
Fatal shooting of Filipino lawyer in Philadelphia Uber may be case of ‘mistaken identity,’ says envoy
The death of the Filipino lawyer who was shot while on his way to an airport in Philadelphia last month may have been a case of “mistaken identity.” Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez reiterated New York Consul General Elmer Cato’s previous…
· Carl Samson
Asian man fatally shot near Philadelphia for driving too slowly
King Hua, 54, was shot dead at a red light in Springfield, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Hua’s assailant was described to be a male passenger in a dark SUV that used the shoulder to pull ahead of Hua’s white Toyota. Police believe the shooting was an…
· Michelle De Pacina
Elderly Vietnamese American man on morning walk fatally shot in unprovoked attack in Philadelphia
Loi Nguyen, a 76-year-old Vietnamese American man, was returning home from his morning walk when he was fatally shot in the head on Tuesday in Juniata Park, Philadelphia. Surveillance footage in the area shows the suspect standing close to Nguyen before they open fire in an…
· Ryan General
Filipino lawyer gunned down inside Uber vehicle in Philadelphia dies
A Filipino lawyer has died a day after being shot while on his way to an airport in Philadelphia. John Albert “Jal” Laylo, a Philippines government attorney on vacation in the city, was sharing an Uber vehicle with his mother Leah when their car was attacked by still unknown…
· Michelle De Pacina
Philadelphia police searching for suspects who stole Chinatown church van
Philadelphia police are searching for the suspects who stole a 15-passenger van from the Chinese Christian Church & Center located on 11th and Vine streets on Monday night. Surveillance footage captured two suspects stealing and driving away with the stolen white van that has a…
· Carl Samson
Philadelphia man charged with murder after fatal shooting in Chinese restaurant
Jamel Taylor, 30, reportedly shot a 34-year-old man inside a Chinese restaurant in Frankford, Philadelphia, on Monday. A witness said the suspect stomped on his victim’s head after firing a second shot. The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was taken to Temple…
· Carl Samson
Philadelphia police looking for group accused of targeting Asian businesses in burglary spree
Philadelphia police are looking for burglars who have allegedly targeted Asian businesses in the city and the neighboring Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County. Employees at a deli that fell victim to one of the burglaries said most of the targeted stores were Asian. The…
· Bryan Ke
Suspect in Philadelphia stabbings of Asian woman and her two children turns himself in
A Philadelphia man recently turned himself in for allegedly stabbing a woman and two boys on Sunday afternoon. The woman was reportedly stabbed several times throughout her body, while the 15-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the head and the 10-year-old victim was stabbed in…
· Carl Samson
12-year-old boy, 2 teens charged with murder for fatal beating of elderly man during carjacking in Philadelphia
A 12-year-old boy and two teenagers have been charged with murder in connection to a carjacking incident in Philadelphia’s neighborhood of Mayfair on Dec. 2, 2021. The suspects allegedly knocked 70-year-old Chung Yan Chin to the ground, punched and kicked him in the face, and…
· Bryan Ke
Asian students attacked by group of teens on SEPTA train in Philadelphia, suspects to face charges
Philadelphia police are investigating an attack on a male student believed to be Asian or Asian American on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train. What happened: The incident occurred on the Broad Street Line near Erie Station at around 3:30 p.m. on…
· Bryan Ke
50 Chinese American WWII vets receive the Congressional Gold Medal in Philadelphia
The United States Congress has officially awarded 50 Chinese American World War II veterans in Philadelphia with the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony on Saturday. “Long overdue”: Only a few hundred Chinese American veterans out of the more than 20,000 who enlisted during…
· Carl Samson
79-year-old woman identified as person of interest after threatening to shoot Cambodians in Philadelphia
A 79-year-old woman identified herself as the author of a letter that threatened to shoot Cambodians in Philadelphia earlier this week, according to state police. Who got the letter: The typed, one-page letter was sent to the South Philadelphia office of the Cambodian…
· Ryan General
Young Father Dies After Being Punched for Trying to Help Friend in Car Accident in Philadelphia
An Asian man trying to help a friend was brutally attacked in Philadelphia’s Juniata neighborhood on May 24 and later died due to severe brain damage. The incident: Wei Lin, 28, served as a translator for one of his restaurant’s drivers who had gotten into a minor crash with…
· Bryan Ke
Asian Woman Hit in the Face in Random Attack on Easter in Philadelphia
Surveillance footage has captured the moment that an Asian woman, 27, was slapped in broad daylight by a homeless man in Center City, Philadelphia. The attack happened on Easter Sunday at around 2 p.m. at 11th and Filbert Streets, around the corner from Reading Terminal near…
· Carl Samson
Philadelphia Man, 83, in ICU After Being Brutally Beaten and Robbed on New Year’s Eve
Editor’s Note: A GoFundMe has been created by Geo Gesmundo, who says he wants justice for his father, Mauricio Gesmundo, Sr. An elderly Filipino American man is in critical condition after being attacked in North Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve.
· Ryan General
Pregnant Asian Woman With Daughter Attacked in Philadelphia
A pregnant Asian American woman and her young daughter were allegedly attacked by a female panhandler in Philadelphia last week.
· Ryan General
Explosives Thrown at Chinese Restaurant Employees in Attempted Robbery in Philadelphia
Employees at a Chinese takeout restaurant in Philadelphia were put in harm’s way after several men attempted to blow up the store’s ATM machine. The still unidentified suspects reportedly threw explosives at the New Century restaurant at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, WPVI reports.