On April 28, 2000, Pittsburgh lost Ji-ye Jerry Sun, a 34-year-old manager at the Ya Fei Chinese Restaurant, during a racially motivated shooting rampage. Sun was working at the restaurant when the gunman entered and opened fire, one of five people killed that day.

Sun was remembered as a hard-working, dedicated member of his community whose life was cut short in the attack. The shooter, Richard Baumhammers, targeted people of different ethnicities during the spree and was taken into custody after the killings.

Baumhammers was later tried and convicted for the murders. Anyone who knew Ji-ye Sun, his work at Ya Fei, or who has information about that day is asked to come forward.