SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate the suspect(s) connected to the murder of Huan Zhou Chen, 83, on January 24, 2010. The SFPD noted that on January 24 at approximately 5:58 p.m. Chen was attacked and assaulted by a group of six African-American juveniles on the 1600 block of Oakdale. The victim had just left the SFMTA T-Line LRV on Third Street and was walking to his assisted living care facility, when the suspects hit Chen on the back of his head knocking him to the ground.
The victim’s head struck the sidewalk, and the juveniles fled the scene, leaving Mr. Chen bleeding and disoriented. Emergency services were called and the victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital and admitted for his injuries. He was later discharged and sent home. On March 19, 2018, Chen died of injuries he sustained from the attack.
According to a press release from the SFPD, the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the victim’s death a homicide as a result of multiple blunt trauma injuries during the attack. The San Francisco Police Department Homicide Cold Case Unit is seeking information that will identify the suspect and bringing this case to adjudication.
The SFPD authorized a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects responsible for the death of Mr. Chen.
Anyone with information or questions is urged to contact the SFPD Homicide Detail’s Cold Case Unit at (415) 553-1146, Monday – Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM or by calling the SFPD Tip Line at (415) 575-4444, or Text-A-Tip at TIP411 (847411) and start the text message with SFPD. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
