This is absolutely heartbreaking news out of Dallas, from last week... On March 7, eleven months after an assault at his liquor store left him in a coma, 70-year-old Huot Seng La died. Just two hours after his death, at the same liquor store in South Dallas, his wife Suon Xieu was shot during a robbery. Thankfully, she survived.
"Wife shot hours after husband dies from previous attack.
Who the hell shoots a 70-year-old woman? Cowards.
Unfortunately, this was only the latest in a series of violent incidents at this store.
In July 2006, Mr. Seng shot and killed a man during a robbery. Back in September, Ms. Xieu was beaten with a pistol during a robbery. And last April, someone hit Mr. Seng on the back of the head, putting him in the coma. No arrests have been in that case, which has now become a homicide investigation.
It's just tragic and ridiculous. I've always had a bit of a sore spot when it comes threats, assaults and general injustices towards Asian immigrant small business owners. When I hear about stuff like this, which happens far too often, I get angry.
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