According to the Riverdale Press, 26-year-old Hwang Yang, a Riverdale resident and immigrant from South Korea, was shot and killed early this morning. Police said Yang was returning home from his job as a cook in Manhattan when a robber targeted him for his iPhone. After a struggle, thief shot Yang in the chest. It was the first murder in the 50th Precinct, which includes Riverdale and Kingsbridge, this year.
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This is disgraceful. Humanity is more valuable than technology. This man was killed for his iPhone. How could people become so depraved? I wonder if racism or xenophobia had a role in this reprehensible crime?