Just three weeks ago, Zheng Shaoxiong was crowing to his friends on social media about his latest achievement. “The best player of [online kart racing game] QQ Speed who used to shake the whole school finally got his real-life driving licence!”
But before the 24-year-old had a chance to conquer the roads in real life, his own came to an abrupt end on Tuesday at the hands of a gunman, who left Zheng lying on the pavement just a few steps from his tiny rented flat and not far from his alma mater, the University of Chicago, where he had recently graduated.
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