Security Guard Guns Down Grandfather Playing Pokémon Go

By Bob Owens

A Chinese grandfather playing Pokémon Go to bond with his grandchildren was gunned down by a neighborhood rent-a-cop in Chesapeake who was not supposed to be armed.

A game that takes most of its players on an athletic adventure may have lead one local Chinese man to his death.

According to a local attorney, 60-year-old Jiansheng Chen of Chesapeake was playing Pokémon Go on Thursday when he was shot and killed by a neighborhood security guard.

“I did not want the public to misunderstand Mr. Chen,” said the attorney Greg Sandler, who believes the incident escalated partially because of a language barrier.

Sandler represents Chen and his family. He says Chen showed up to the club house in the River Walk neighborhood of Chesapeake because there is a Pokémon Go gym at that location.

Sandler says Chen played Pokémon Go to bond with his grandchildren.

“I cannot imagine what could have justified shooting through the front windshield of Mr. Chen’s van five times,” Sandler told News 3’s Merris Badcock Monday morning.

While Chen was gaming, he was allegedly approached by a security guard for the neighborhood. According to police, a confrontation ensued and Chen was shot and killed.

“His family is a homeowner in the area,” said …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms