Weizhong Xiong, 38, was fatally shot on February 9, 2020, in the parking lot of a Chinatown apartment building in Chicago. He and his friend Huayi Bian were returning from dinner and getting out of their car when a man approached and demanded their belongings. When both men resisted, the assailant shot them multiple times in the head; both died at the scene. Xiong’s wife, who was present, hid under the car and was unharmed.

Police identified and apprehended a suspect, Alvin Thomas, shortly after the killings. Investigators linked him to the scene through bloody fingerprints and blood on his shoes that matched the victims’ DNA. Thomas was charged with the murders; police described a robbery attempt as the motive. The Chinatown community held vigils and memorials for Xiong and Bian and followed the legal proceedings closely.

If anyone saw activity in the apartment building parking lot that night or has other information about the robbery attempt, please share details with investigators.