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| Date | January 26, 2017 |
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| Location | Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. |
| Deaths | Jiansheng Chen |
| Accused | Johnathan Cromwell |
| Charges | Second-degree murder |
| Verdict | Guilty of second-degree murder and using a firearm to commit murder |
| Sentence | 30 years in prison |
| Jiansheng Chen | |||||||
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| Chinese | 陈建生[1] | ||||||
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Jiansheng Chen, a 60-year-old grandfather,[2] was shot dead by a security guard in Chesapeake, Virginia on the night of January 26, 2017. He was a Chinese immigrant and spoke little English.[2] Chen was playing the augmented reality mobile game, Pokémon Go, in a minivan at the community clubhouse's parking lot when the security guard, Johnathan Cromwell, fired 10 shots, of which 5 hit Chen.[3]
On February 16, 2017, Cromwell was charged with second-degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on June 24, 2019.[4]
- ^ "华裔老人坐车里玩游戏被美国保安5枪射杀，保安被判30年_陈建生". Sohu. March 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Fuchs, Chris (February 1, 2017). "60-Year-Old Grandfather Killed by Security Guard While Playing Pokemon Go: Lawyer". NBC News. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Cardin, Rachael (February 21, 2019). "Body cam, surveillance video submitted as evidence in Chesapeake murder trial". WTKR.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ Fuchs, Chris (June 24, 2019). "Former guard sentenced to 30 years in death of Pokemon Go-playing grandfather". NBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2020.