(L.A.) Ching Tseng, 35, Died From a Chest Shot

Case Number: 2009-05781

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 35-year-old male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ching Tseng.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Chest

RIP CHING TSENG (June 21, 1974 – August 22, 2009)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 7:20 a.m.

The government investigator stated that the decedent was of Korean descent, and the shooting did happen in the Koreatown area of the city. However, the name does not appear to be Korean and there are many residents in the area who are of other East Asian background.