Chevron shooting brings up tragic memories for victim's family

Houston Police Release Better Description of Suspect in Woman's Gas Station Murder

Last Edited: Monday, 01 Dec 2008,

Created: Monday, 01 Dec 2008,

Chou Ung Videos Stories Woman Fatally Shot in Southwest Houston Gasoline Station HOUSTON -- Houston Police have a better description of the man who shot and killed a woman pumping gas on Sunday night. Detectives say the suspect is 18 or 19 years old and was wearing black pants and a black hooded sweatshirt. Police are reviewing surveillance video from the gas station to see if the killer was caught on camera. >> Watch the video report from FOX 26's Sally MacDonald Around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, 28-year-old Chou Ung stopped at the Chevron gas station at 11300 Westheimer to fill up her car. Police say a man with a gun approached her and the two exchanged words. Ung was shot at close range and died at the gas station. The killer left the scene on foot and has not been found. Police brought in tracking dogs to try and pick up the shooter's scent. Detectives believe robbery was the motive, although they do not know if anything was taken from Ung. Ung was a University of Houston student who worked at her family's restaurant. ----------------------------------------------------- Chevron shooting brings up tragic memories for victim's family Monday, December 1, 2008 by Shern-min Chow / 11 News HOUSTON – In the late 1970s, the Ung family escaped the infamous killing fields in Cambodia by moving to Houston. Video Chevron shooting brings up tragic memories for victim's family December 1, 2008 View larger E-mail Clip More Video “They had to carry the youngest son on their back and whatever food they could. Then, they had to tiptoe through the jungle because there were minefields everywhere during that time,” said Leng Abassi, family friend. With their two little boys, the Ung family were able to escape the Khmer Rouge regime, which slaughtered as many as two million people. They made their way to a refugee camp in the Phillippines. It was there that their daughter, Chou Ung, was born. Eventually, they found their way to Houston, where they thought senseless killing was history. But it turns out they were wrong. Sunday night, 28-year-old Chou Ung was shot and killed while filling up at a Chevron station. Police said that robbery was likely the motive. “A family could try to put all the killing behind. But now it happens again, and it brings it all back up,” said Pastor Clifford Lee, River Oaks Chinese Baptist Mission. The Ung family is devastated at the loss of their family member. Ung was studying to be a teacher, which was a goal she put second to her family’s needs. “She was always helping out at our restaurants,” said Wendell. The family owns two restaurants on Westheimer. Chou was leaving one of them when her family last saw her.