Prosecutors said that on April 30, Mr. Hirsch drove his wife to work and then headed for the restaurant. He drove past it seven times between 7:30pm and 9:30pm before spotting Mr Yan, 45, as he was leaving to make deliveries.
Prosecutors said Mr. Hirsch followed Mr. Yan to an address on 108th Street, where he dropped the warrant, then to 67th Street and 108th Street, where he shot and killed him.
Mr. Yan was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Mr. Yan, a father of three, immigrated to the United States from Fuzhou, a city in southeastern China. Owner Frances Kweller said he often delivers lunch orders to students at Kweller Prep Tutoring and Educational Services Inc.
Ms Kweller, who has helped raise more than $150,000 for Mr. Yan’s family, said: “This is really someone we’ve been seeing all this time. “This is a man we have trusted for many years.”
This is a family trying to live the American dream, she added. It’s cruel. ”
Jennifer Wu, a lawyer representing the family, said that since her husband’s death, Ms. Zhao has focused on helping the couple’s children deal with the loss of their father.
One of Ms. Zhao’s most pressing concerns is how to invest the money that friends and strangers have donated. She wants to use the money to help fund her 2-year-old daughter’s education, Ms. Wu said.
“It was heartbreaking to hear the news,” Ms. Wu said. “Instead of worrying about herself, she just wants to give everything she has to her daughter.”
