Saturday, December 10, 2011
Lisa Amin Gulezian
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Residents say the area around East 28th Avenue is a quiet neighborhood most of the time, but Saturday morning was not one of those times when a drive-by shooting killed a father of four.
The Nhep family's life permanently changed at 3:20 a.m. Saturday, the moment a drive-by shooter sprayed their house with bullets. One shot went through Thorn Nhep's bedroom where the father of four was sleeping. Nhep died instantly.
"I kept calling his name, but he didn't response," daughter Anna Sok said.
Some of the bullet holes are from two other drive-by shootings that have happened in the neighborhood. Oakland police won't confirm whether the 46-year-old mechanic was the intended target.
"I have no clue why they'd want to shoot up his house like that," said neighbor Harry Winston.
The early morning gunfire woke up Winston, who lives across the street from the Nhep family.
"Some violence comes close to home," Winston said. "It reminds you that there are people who insist on getting through life that way."
Nhep and his wife immigrated to the United States from Cambodia two decades ago, hoping to find a better life here. Nhep's wife and children plan on moving out of the neighborhood as soon as possible.
15 comments:
He also talk so bad.
He said Hun Sen his Friend.
He drink too much
CALI IS NOT A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE ESPECIALLY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED AH KWACK REGIME
Yuon Kll Khmer quietly but they killed a lot of Khmer people.
Why those killers took their time and lisk to kill this man ?
I don't defend the killers, they still are criminals but I ask myself, the victim must have done something wrong to them.
We the SRP party members want Hun Sen to go next.
- SRP supporter
He's bad for Cambodian community by carying Hun Sen logo and Hun Sen picture with the big mouth to the ordinary khmer who want to live in peace and free in this great country.
បងប្អូនខ្មែរអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិទាំងឡាយជាទីមេត្រី!
សូមប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន….សូមប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន….
មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ីដឹងច្បាស់ថា : សម្បុកសម្ងាត់របស់
សាខាបក្សប្រជាជនកុម្មុយនិស្តកម្ពុជាមានមូលដ្ឋានតាំងនៅ ៖
ភោជនីយដ្ឋានប៉ៃលិននៅឡូវែល ម៉ាស្ស, ផ្សារប៉ៃលិននៅឡូវែល ម៉ាស្ស នឹង
ស្ថានកុងស៊ុល នៅឡូវែល ម៉ាស្ស , ស្ថានកុងស៊ុល នៅហ្វ៊ីឡា, ស្ថានកុងស៊ុល នៅអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ, ស្ថានកុងស៊ុល នៅវ៉ាស៊ីងតោនឌីស៊ី ស.រ.អ., នៅរដ្ឋកាលីហ្វ័រញ៉ា, នៅរដ្ឋកវ៉ាស៊ីងតោន, នៅរដ្ឋអូរីហ្កកាន់, កាណាដា
គឺជាប្រព័ន្ធគ្រប់គ្រង នឹងជាខ្សែរយៈប្រមូលផ្តុំ
នៃសាខាបក្សប្រជាជនកុម្មុយនិស្តកម្ពុជា
នៅក្នុងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិច នឹងកាណាដា!!
I don't think this is a proper way to deal with someone that disagree with your political affiliated. I do not support him, if he spoke highly about Hun Sen and the CPP, but living in America, he should has that right to practice without any concern, but it is too late now. Are we going to kill all those that disagree with us? To me , it is not not good enough excuse to take a human life base on his political standard. If we are the SRP supporters think that it is the right way to do so, I must say , our party has become a killing and silencing our competitor kind of political party.
May he rest in peace.
Deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased...
7:19 pm,
Because he drinks too much and he should get killed? What an unwise comment....
10:57 pm and 12:42 pm,
It really shows the colour of SRP once they are in power. They would carry out the same murderous regime as Hun Sen. This is prime example as seen from the cry out for joy from its supporters. What difference does it make if a supporter of CPP living in America can not exercise his/her freedom of speech or believe. I thought America is the master of democracy where one have every right to human rights including freedom of speech. Oh, may be the Khmer-American democracy way!
Khmer people are BAD. They do not resolve their issues through peaceful means. Forget about Youn, Khmer people ourselves are the PROBLEM!
And I agree with 1:38 am.
He maybe threated to other innocent khmer people to follow his doctrine, and/or threated not free and safe to go back to Cambodia if not join his party CPP?
Why are you People are so quick to judge on this victim?
Even the Police do not know for sure what to think of? And here you are, stinking mouths.
What do you have to say? If you were him! Shame on you!
The man got murdered. Hope the police get the killer/killers. Let his soul rest in peace.
*PLEASE LET U.S POLICES IN HIS CITY INVESTIGATE THAT CASE AND PRAY TO HIM FIRST BE FOR YOU SAY SOME THING BAD OR GOOD.
* KHMER STILL HAVE BAD ATTITUDE SINCE YEAR 1975 AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHO IS THE REAL KILLER???.
sourn serei rotha team???.
CHEA SANN
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