CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago police said detectives were questioning a person of interest Wednesday morning in Tuesday’s broad daylight murder of a 71-year-old man as he walked in Chinatown, across the street from an elementary school.
According to Chicago police, Woom Sing Tse was walking to get a newspaper early Tuesday afternoon in the 200 block of West 23rd Place. Police said someone in a silver car shot him once, then got out of the car, walked over to the victim who was on the ground and shot him repeatedly.
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The driver sped off, but was arrested on Jackson Boulevard near the Kennedy Expressway, about two miles from where the incident took place. Police said a gun was recovered.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.
A witness reported hearing at least 10 gunshots. The shooting happened across the street from Haines Elementary School around recess time. The school went on lockdown Tuesday afternoon shortly after the shooting. Parents said their children heard the gunfire.
“She was outside for recess when she heard the shots,” Michael White said of his daughter. “She was nervous, scared like any other kid would be. It’s sad.”
An 8th grader spoke to CBS 2 with the permission of her grandmother.
"The principal told us that to turn the lights off, close the blinds, don’t say anything. Some of my friends I know, they were panicking. Others were crying. Some were texting their parents," the student said.
Tuesday evening, members of the Chinese Christian Union Church gathered for a candlelight vigil at the scene of the shooting.
“You just never expect it to happen to people that you know,” said Chris Javier, a deacon who said the man’s family are members of the church. “Pray for hope and healing for his family and the children who were rocked and shaken by today...
"There’s a lot of work to do, but it’s necessary and tonight’s proof of why it’s necessary."
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