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Murder in paradise
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Posted on Aug 10 2000
The Issue: The heinous murder of a Chinese man at a restaurant is shocking.
Our View: The entire community must cooperate to bring responsible people to justice.
It’s difficult imagining a blatant murder in paradise in what looks more like a “made for the movies or television” murder act.
The open gun fire while the couple eats is a bit too hard to chew in a community where murder of this magnitude has never happened before. Indeed, it has sent shock waves across paradise as ordinary citizens question if other restaurants between San Antonio and Garapan are safe for families.
We can understand fist fights or verbal confrontations, but most people here respect the presence of family members on an outing that is intended for the entire family.
Getting gunned down while at the dinner table with your family is weirdly out of the ordinary. It’s unthinkable on a relatively peaceful island.
Some spectators offered that the murder was a professional job alluding to hired criminal elements from without the CNMI. Whether it was inflicted by professional or amateur killers, it still is a blatant murder case that warrants concrete answers.
The Department of Public Safety needs our help and cooperation on information that would lead to the arrest of suspects. It is our obligation as members of this community to cooperate in this regard in order to restore peace. If you have any information that could assist DPS in the arrest of the masked gunmen, please call Crime Stoppers at your first opportunity.
We need to weed these isles of criminal elements (local or otherwise) and it takes an entire community to accomplish this goal. Let’s cooperate in keeping our community safe for one and all. Si Yuus Maase`!
