Opinion ID: 674597
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Heading: The W.C. Produce Robbery and the Killing of Cuong Pham

Text: 11 In August 1990, Jimmy and several other young Vietnamese males entered W.C. Produce, a Chinatown vegetable wholesaler, brandishing guns and demanding money. They searched the employees and the premises; they bound several of the employees with telephone wire, hit two employees in the head with guns, and shot one employee behind the ear. 12 When Jimmy demanded more money and the owner of the store responded that there was none, Jimmy said, you looked at me, now I'm going to shoot you. (Tr. 2187.) Jimmy then fired but narrowly missed the owner. Instead, his bullet struck and killed fellow gang member Cuong Pham, who had been standing near the owner. The robbers fled the premises, taking with them approximately $3,000 in cash, as well as jewelry taken from the individuals. 13