DALLAS — It's now been one month since Kee-Sun Chung was murdered in his Oak Cliff donut shop by a brutal gunman who stole no money.
Chung's family Thursday renewed their plea for tips in the case at an emotional news conference led by Dallas Police Lt. Craig Miller.
Miller reminded the public what the unusually cruel crime did to the Chungs.
Chung, 46, was known in the neighborhood for his charity. He was wearing a Santa Claus hat to welcome customers into his shop at at 377 East Ledbetter Drive the day he was gunned down. The assailant was in the shop for just 17 seconds before firing the fatal shot.
"People need to know that a family has had a tragic loss," Miller said. "Small children have lost their father."
Chung had two daughters, ages 11 and 14. Miller displayed a letter he received from one of the girls, who pictured herself with her heart ripped out.
Chung's wife told Miller her husband calls her in her dreams.
"She saw him last night," Miller said. "He was cold and he was hungry and he was talking to her."
A wanted poser now hangs in the closed donut shop where Chung worked 16 hours a day. A $20,000 reward for tips in the case is still in effect.
The family -- trying to heal it soul -- asks for people who know about the crime to come forward, if not for the reward then because it's simply the right thing to do.
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