Friends mourn China’s ‘perfect child’ Zheng Shaoxiong gunned down on Chicago street


By Ji SiqiJack Lau

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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