Senseless Death In Woodhaven Mourned by Friends & Neighbors

Police told The Queens Courier at press time that no arrest had been made in the tragic event.
Former Woodhaven resident, Albert Waugh, had this to say about Woo:
"When I moved to Woodhaven over a decade ago my uncle told me I was lucky to live around the corner from his favorite grocery store; a high recommendation from a retired New York City cop. It soon became apparent that he also ran a jewelry store a few doors away.
"In seeing the Woo family in action for over a decade, it soon became clear that this was a family on the front lines. The Woodhaven area was becoming dangerous for those who owned and ran its various stores and services. Our hearts go out to the entire Woo family in this sad and tragic time."
A neighbor, Joyce Pennington, called Woo "the kind of person who would ask about you before himself. He was a church person, very religious, and helped the community."
She said that "if you didnt have enough money for something, Steve would always work something out."
Police say that someone entered the jewelry store at 92-05 Jamaica Ave., around 10 a.m. on July 12, and tried to rob the store at gunpoint. The Korean merchant struggled with the gunman after being ambushed as he opened the store.
Merchants nearby who heard the gunfire crashed through the self-locking glass door to find Woo shot in the leg and lying in in a pool of blood in the jewelry store he had opened four years before. Just three doors away, his wife was running the familys grocery, Jea & Son Supermarket.
The merchant was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center but soon died from his wounds. A Hospital spokesperson, Tara Fleming, said he had lost too much blood. His wife was by his side in the ambulance.
"Its a terrible tragedy," said District Attorney Richard Brown.
Brown was among the investigators who arrived on the scene soon after the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call (800) 577-TIPS.