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Shuo Zeng never made it to his 34th birthday party. He was killed trying to chase down thieves who stole his laptop from a Starbucks in Oakland, Calif., reports CBS5.
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His friends say they were scheduled to celebrate his 34th birthday the night of his death.
Witnesses say Zeng was struck by the thieves' getaway car as he tried to stop their escape. He was dragged for a short distance before eventually falling out of the car.
Zeng’s family is coming from China to identify his body.
“We were actually going over to his place to celebrate New Year’s Eve, but he wasn’t there. We got there at 7 p.m. and were like, ‘Where is he?’ I think just a little after that, the police called us and told us that he passed away. It was also his birthday,” co-worker and friend Peter Tseng said to ABC7 News.
The suspects were arrested and identified as Byron OJ Reed Jr., 22, of San Francisco, and Javon Eugene Lee, 21. Reed faces a charge of murder with the special circumstance of committing a murder during a robbery; Lee faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Both men are charged with second-degree robbery as well as several special allegations, according to the Chronicle.
Witnesses say Zeng was struck by the thieves' getaway car as he tried to stop their escape. He was dragged for a short distance before eventually falling out of the car.
Zeng’s family is coming from China to identify his body.
“We were actually going over to his place to celebrate New Year’s Eve, but he wasn’t there. We got there at 7 p.m. and were like, ‘Where is he?’ I think just a little after that, the police called us and told us that he passed away. It was also his birthday,” co-worker and friend Peter Tseng said to ABC7 News.
The suspects were arrested and identified as Byron OJ Reed Jr., 22, of San Francisco, and Javon Eugene Lee, 21. Reed faces a charge of murder with the special circumstance of committing a murder during a robbery; Lee faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Both men are charged with second-degree robbery as well as several special allegations, according to the Chronicle.
Both men have previous second-degree robbery convictions — Reed's in an incident in San Francisco on November 22, 2017, and Lee's stemming from another San Francisco incident on February 27, 2017.
According to CBS 5, Zeng immigrated from China to attend Kansas State University for graduate school. He worked as an engineer and research scientist for Aspera, an IBM company in Emeryville.
“I’m shocked. I’m completely shocked,” said Dana Schwartz, a neighbor of Zeng.
“It’s just hard, going to be hard on his family,” another neighbor said.
According to CBS 5, Zeng immigrated from China to attend Kansas State University for graduate school. He worked as an engineer and research scientist for Aspera, an IBM company in Emeryville.
“I’m shocked. I’m completely shocked,” said Dana Schwartz, a neighbor of Zeng.
“It’s just hard, going to be hard on his family,” another neighbor said.
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