Tears for a clown and a florist

Wrong place at the wrong time: Choi, a professional clown, was going to see a would-be client in Butterworth when he was fatally shot.

GEORGE TOWN: Choi Hon Ming, a professional clown, was on his way to see a would-be client in Butterworth. Sadly, there was to be no laughter, only tears.

The 32-year-old was killed along with two others on the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway on Thursday night after he was hit by a stray bullet when a bodyguard turned on his boss and driver.