On May 28, 1988, Xuong Tom Chau, a 28-year-old Vietnamese man, was shot and killed while working in the back room of his store, Tom’s Hock Shop, on the 500 block of SE 82nd Avenue in Portland, Oregon. The shooting occurred around 10:30 a.m. when two young Asian men, likely Vietnamese and described as in their early to mid-twenties with small builds, entered the shop. One went to the back room and shot Chau while his mother witnessed the attack. Chau was taken to a nearby hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Investigators reported that the suspects stole a small amount of jewelry before fleeing. Rumors that the shop might have been involved in illicit activities have circulated as a possible motive, but the case remains unsolved. The Portland Police Bureau Cold Case Homicide Unit is asking for information, and Crime Stoppers of Oregon has offered a cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest. If anyone has information about that morning or about the two men who entered the store, please come forward.