Hong Zheng, a 42-year-old Asian man and owner of China Wok on South Roxboro Street in Durham, North Carolina, was shot and killed on April 15, 2018. Zheng and his wife, Shirley Chan, had just returned home to Carlton Crossing Drive when they were ambushed in their driveway. Zheng was gunned down in his car; Chan was grazed by bullets and, despite her injury, returned fire with a family gun kept for protection.

Investigators say the attack appeared to be a robbery and that the family had been targeted multiple times before. Five people were arrested in connection with the case: Maurice Owen Wiley Jr., Hykeem Deshun Cox, Darryl Bradford, Semaj Maleek Bradley, and Charles Winfor Daniels. Wiley was later tried on federal charges and convicted of attempting to interfere with commerce by robbery and of using a gun in a violent crime; the state murder charges were dismissed after the federal prosecution.

Targeted attacks on Asian American businesses were noted as a concern in the community. Anyone with information about the killing is urged to come forward.