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Customer remembers 2001 double murder in Chinese restaurant

South Texas Crime Stories: Man, first on the scene, speaks about double murder

SAN ANTONIO – On April 23, 2001 a horrible murder took place at the Asian Garden restaurant located at 8015 Bandera Road.

RELATED: Double Murder at Asian Restaurant in 2001 remains unsolved

The owners, Shaoxiong and May He were killed in front of their 6-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son. 
A friend and customer who worked in the same shopping center was the first on the scene after hearing screams. 

Below is a video of Alex De Hoyos talking about that tragic day and what he would say to those kids today.


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Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories.

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