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Food delivery driver missing
Delivery driver missing
By KEITH EPPS
Date published: 7/5/2008
By KEITH EPPS
Police agencies up and down the east coast have been alerted to help locate a young man who apparently was viciously attacked and abducted while making a food delivery in Fredericksburg Thursday night.
Yong Hui Zhang, 24, left his parents' China Express restaurant at 1500 Jefferson Davis Highway at 9:20 p.m. to make three deliveries, city police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said.
When he hadn't returned by closing time, his relatives contacted police at 10:15 p.m. and asked for assistance.
Police learned that Zhang made the first two deliveries without incident, Bledsoe said. But, at the third delivery site, 202 Charles St., police found a large pool of blood and one shoe that is believed to belong to the victim.
Bledsoe said the Charles Street address is a vacant apartment. The suspect or suspects apparently lured Zhang there with a "bogus" food order and ambushed him outside the door.
Police received a break Friday when they learned that a store camera at the at the Four Mile Fork Shell station in Spotsylvania County showed a possible suspect using a credit card of Yong Hui Zhang.
The suspect used the victim's credit card at 10:45 on the night of the abduction.
The suspect appears to be a tall and strongly built black male but his age is undetermined. He was wearing a do-rag and has facial hair.
The suspect is believed to be accompanied by a 36-year-old wo-man named Marcey White.
Bledsoe said White is not considered a suspect in this case, but she is assumed to have information germane to this investigation. Due to the nature and violence of this crime, there is concern for White's safety, Bledsoe said.
Zhang and his vehicle, a bronze four-door 2004 Nissan Sentra with Virginia tags JPB-6401, were still missing yesterday.
Bledsoe said investigative leads Thursday night brought police to Bull Church Road in Caroline County near the Virginia Bazaar off Interstate 95. A search that included a state police helicopter, Carolina County sheriff's deputies and police dogs was conducted overnight, but nothing was found.
The search continued yesterday and city police and Caroline authorities were joined by professional volunteer searchers coordinated through the Virginia Emergency Operations Center in Richmond.
Bledsoe said police are also seeking the public's assistance in finding Zhang as quickly as possible. At best he is presumed to be gravely injured or incapacitated.
"Obviously we're extremely concerned about his well-being," Bledsoe said.
Zhang's family immigrated to the United States from China and bought China Express. Zhang, who is single, has lived here for five years and has never been in any trouble, Bledsoe said.
He is described as an Asian male, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds with slight facial hair. He was last seen wearing shorts and a blue-and-white, horizontal striped shirt.
Anyone with information about there whereabouts of Zhang or his car is asked to call city police at 540/373-3122 or their local law-enforcement agency.
Keith Epps: 540/374-5404
Email: kepps@freelancestar.com
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Date published: 7/5/2008
Most recent reader comments:
Patrick
(posted by
Blk97F150
, July 6, 2008 7:48 am)
Patrick, I know you get all emotional and worked up, but no need for name calling... (you do that a lot). My comment was not about 'gun control' specifically, it was about taking responsibility for yourself. YOU said that you were "scared" by this event. Those who take responsibility for their own safety were not "scared' by this.... that was my point. If you would prefer to go through life a victim in waiting... have at it. The rest of us will Refuse To Be A Victim!
Oh blk
(posted by
patrick4hp
, July 6, 2008 1:29 am)
Some poor kid is probably dead, this is not the time nor place to talk about handgun control, geez. Another thing, I don't think my company wants me to deliver while armed either, dumbass!
Oh blk
(posted by
patrick4hp
, July 6, 2008 1:28 am)
Some poor kid is probably dead, this is not the time nor place to talk about handgun control, geez. Another thing, I don't think by company wants me to delivered while armed either, dumbass!
Oh blk
(posted by
patrick4hp
, July 6, 2008 1:26 am)
Some poor kid is probably dead, this is not the time nor place to tali about handgun control, geez.
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE!
(posted by
dicerotops
, July 5, 2008 6:33 pm)
According to CBS 6 ( http://www.wtvr.com/global/story.asp?s=8620295 ), they have both suspects in custody. If these people are found to be guilty (they are at this point innocent), really, I hope they get the death penalty. I can not imagine something so heinous as to call someone to them in an ambush. What a horrible, terrible, utterly EVIL act. I am very glad that they found the suspects. Maybe justice can be done now (whether they are found guilty or not guilty).
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