A Cook County judge on Friday sentenced a man to 65 years in prison for gunning down a 71-year-old grandfather in random, daylight in Chinatown more than four years ago.
Alphonso Joyner, 27, was convicted in October of first-degree murder in the December 2021 killing of Woom Sing Tse, a beloved father of three who was taking his regular afternoon walk near his home when he was shot more than two dozen times.
A jury needed just one hour to reach the guilty verdict in October. Judge Domenica Stephenson handed down the sentence on Friday, giving Joyner 45 years for murder plus a 25-year sentencing enhancement.
The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. on December 7, 2021, near South Princeton Avenue and West 23rd Place. Surveillance video showed Joyner drove east on 23rd Place, extended a gun out of his driver’s side window, and fired seven shots at Tse, prosecutors said.
Joyner then pulled his car closer to Tse, got out, and fired six more shots as the grandfather covered his head and ears before falling to the ground. The video showed Joyner getting out of his car and calmly walking over to the fallen victim, who was yelling from the ground. Joyner allegedly fired nine more shots at close range before returning to his car and driving away. Altogether, prosecutors said Joyner fired 26 rounds from a homemade “ghost gun” to kill Tse.
Police located Joyner a short time later, driving the same car on the Kennedy Expressway while wearing the same clothes as the shooter, prosecutors said. Officers allegedly found a gun crammed between the driver’s seat and the center console of his car. Shell casings at the shooting scene matched the weapon, and Joyner had gunshot residue on both of his hands.
