Zhu was on his way to pick up a rider, Uber said in a statement that called the early morning shootings senseless and heartbreaking.
“He was a hard-working, gentle, kind, deeply loving father and very dedicated husband,” a family spokeswoman said. “The family is really at a total loss.”
Zhu is survived by his wife and two children, ages 2 and 8.
Police have not identified a motive for the shootings, which appeared to be random. The suspect in two fatal shootings died after a police chase from LA to Fullerton. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
“This appears to be random acts of violence,” police Lt. Raul Jovel told reporters in Fullerton, where the man was shot. “We have no idea what precipitated this.”
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These appear to be random acts of violence . we have no idea what precipitated this, Jovel said at a news conference near where the pursuit ended. We ll be going back to the suspect s home, talking to family members, trying to figure out what led to these acts of violence.
The sequence of events began about 1 a.m. Tuesday, when a 43-year-old man came under fire while in his vehicle in the downtown Los Angeles area. The man, who suffered a bullet graze wound to the head, gave authorities a description of the shooter s vehicle, Jovel said.
His dashboard camera also captured video of the shooter s Jeep SUV.
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