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Tue. December 02, 2008
Dec 02, 2008 (Houston Chronicle - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Chou Ung was low on gas when she left work at her family's West Houston restaurant Sunday night. She called her parents to tell them she was on her way -- even though it was after 9 p.m., they were holding dinner so she could join them.
Ung never made it home. In an apparently random attack, the 28-year-old was gunned down by a stranger and died when she stopped to fill up at a Chevron station in the 11300 block of Westheimer.
Police are searching for the man who apparently tried to rob Ung at the pumps, then shot her in the head during a struggle.
While they investigated her death Sunday night, Ung's family called her phone again and again, worrying more with every unanswered ring.
"We called her cell phone so many times," said her brother, 42-year-old Tony Ung. "We didn't know where she was."
When police showed up at their door hours later, they were devastated.
"My parents are speechless," Ung said. "I can't describe how we feel."
Chou Ung lived with her parents in Alief, where the Chinese family emigrated from Cambodia 30 years ago. They own several restaurants in the Houston area, including Chef Huang's, the take-out restaurant where Ung was helping out Sunday night.
"She was a nice and giving person," her older brother said Monday. "She helped out a lot for the family."
Chou Ung, a graduate of Elsik High School, was also studying education at the University of Houston and hoped to become a teacher, her brother said.
He described her as a popular young woman with many friends, known for her sense of humor and her quick smile. Her page on Facebook, the social networking Web site, shows that she was a Texans fan who grew up watching The Cosby Show.
"She was the funniest person," her older brother said. "She brings all the laughter here. That's what we'll miss."
On Monday, the family waited to hear from detectives about any leads in the case.
"We want to know who killed my sister," Ung said.
Police said Ung's death appeared to be the result of a hold-up gone wrong, but they were still trying to find out if anything had been taken from the woman.
Chronicle writers Zen Zheng and Jennifer Latson contributed to this report.
Tue. December 02, 2008
Dec 02, 2008 (Houston Chronicle - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Chou Ung was low on gas when she left work at her family's West Houston restaurant Sunday night. She called her parents to tell them she was on her way -- even though it was after 9 p.m., they were holding dinner so she could join them.
Ung never made it home. In an apparently random attack, the 28-year-old was gunned down by a stranger and died when she stopped to fill up at a Chevron station in the 11300 block of Westheimer.
Police are searching for the man who apparently tried to rob Ung at the pumps, then shot her in the head during a struggle.
While they investigated her death Sunday night, Ung's family called her phone again and again, worrying more with every unanswered ring.
"We called her cell phone so many times," said her brother, 42-year-old Tony Ung. "We didn't know where she was."
When police showed up at their door hours later, they were devastated.
"My parents are speechless," Ung said. "I can't describe how we feel."
Chou Ung lived with her parents in Alief, where the Chinese family emigrated from Cambodia 30 years ago. They own several restaurants in the Houston area, including Chef Huang's, the take-out restaurant where Ung was helping out Sunday night.
"She was a nice and giving person," her older brother said Monday. "She helped out a lot for the family."
Chou Ung, a graduate of Elsik High School, was also studying education at the University of Houston and hoped to become a teacher, her brother said.
He described her as a popular young woman with many friends, known for her sense of humor and her quick smile. Her page on Facebook, the social networking Web site, shows that she was a Texans fan who grew up watching The Cosby Show.
"She was the funniest person," her older brother said. "She brings all the laughter here. That's what we'll miss."
On Monday, the family waited to hear from detectives about any leads in the case.
"We want to know who killed my sister," Ung said.
Police said Ung's death appeared to be the result of a hold-up gone wrong, but they were still trying to find out if anything had been taken from the woman.
Chronicle writers Zen Zheng and Jennifer Latson contributed to this report.
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