On September 17, 2023, a shooting at Ninja Hibachi Steakhouse in Bowling Green, Ohio, killed 36-year-old owner Zhichun Huang and 40-year-old Bing Luan Lin. A third person suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Bowling Green Police and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of multiple gunshots at the restaurant.

Sixty-two-year-old Xiaosong Wang of Bowling Green was arrested and held on $2 million bond in connection with the shootings. He was later indicted and faces life in prison for the deaths and the injury to the third victim. Family members of the victims asked for a severe sentence at a court appearance in October 2024. Wang has since claimed the shootings were acts of self-defense, alleging a dispute over his employment.

The killings shocked the local community and left friends and customers mourning Huang and Lin. If anyone who knew Huang or his work at the restaurant has information that could help the case, please share it with investigators.