Zhiwen Yan, 45, was fatally shot on April 30. Glenn Hirsch, 51, a Queens resident, was detained earlier this month and charged with murder and criminal possession of a firearm.
Hirsch’s brother handed in a certified check for $500,000 earlier today, despite the fact that Hirsch’s lawyer, Michael Horn, claims the money came from his client. According to the Queens Chronicle, the bail was set at $500,000 in cash, $10 million in secured bond, or $15 million in partially secured bond.
He must spend every waking hour at his Jamaica, Queens, residence, with the exception of one hour each day for exercise and visits to his lawyer, physician, and court. He is required to always wear an ankle bracelet monitor.
Additionally, one of his release terms required him to avoid The Great Wall, the Chinese restaurant with which he had a dispute before to the shooting.
Judge Kenneth Holder of the Queens Criminal Court reminded him of the public’s interest on Monday.
Holder stated, “I’m sure they’re going to take a picture of you if they find you in a place where you should not be and give it to the court. Apparently there are enough people nearby who just detest you.”
Hirsch is also prohibited from entering Grand Central Station, Penn Station, any PATH train station, and any airport within a mile. All of these locations would allow Hirsch to exit New York City.
Horn insisted Hirsch was innocent and expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
The judge, Horn added, “struck a beautiful compromise concerning public safety vs the rights of an individual not guilty of a crime.” I’m pleased with how things turned out, I thought.
Our stance is that the individual who committed this crime is still at large, not this guy, he continued. And we will make every effort to locate that individual, just like everyone else.
Hirsch had been arrested nine times before, and while he was being held, police searched the house of his wife, with whom he does not live, and eight guns were found there.
Cops found Hirsch’s refrigerator stocked with sweet and sour duck sauce at his Briarwood residence.
According to a police source who spoke to the New York Daily News, “His entire refrigerator was packed with duck sauce.” “And other sauces.”
He hoards things. And when you open the refrigerator, you see condiments like ketchup, soy sauce, and duck sauce.
The insider claimed Hirsch’s apartment on 141st Street was filled with stacks of condiments, which may have contributed to his decision to kill.
You didn’t offer him enough duck sauce, they said, “I guess in some pathology guys like that take that stuff extremely seriously.”
Hirsch, who had a history of nine prior arrests, has entered a not guilty plea.
The demonstrators carried placards that read, “This was a HATE CRIME,” images of the victim, and suggestions that the police failed to adequately protect Yan. Don’t disregard that.
There were also demonstrations against anti-Asian prejudice and gun violence.
Yan, a father-of-three who emigrated to New York more than 20 years ago, was shot in the chest while performing delivery rounds in Forest Hills, Queens, according to the police.
During the incident, Yan and Hirsch, who was reportedly driving an older Lexus RX3 SV at the time, exchanged a few words at a stoplight before Hirsch shot Yan in a typically peaceful and close-knit neighborhood around 108th Street and 67th Drive.
Later, a witness close by informed police that Hirsch had left the area.
Hirsch was seen pacing outside the restaurant for about an hour on the night of the incident before following Yan, according to police.
According to Hirsch’s attorney, Michael Horn, a warrant for his arrest was issued following the grand jury’s proceedings.
The Queens District Attorney’s office, he continued, “decided not to fulfill my professional courtesy to bring [Hirsch] in wherever possible, where required, and they literally kicked down his door last night and forced their way to a fearful man who doesn’t know what’s going on.”
According to 53-year-old colleague Kai Yang, Yan had been employed at the Great Wall restaurant for more than ten years before his passing. To support his family, Yan worked seven days a week at three different jobs.
Hirsch was detained nine times between 1995 and 2012, but since the records are sealed, none of them are public knowledge.
According to police sources who spoke to the Daily News, one of the arrests is connected to a gun-wielding robbery Hirsch carried out.
“They’re not relevant,” Horn remarked. We are aware that charges without a ruling are useless.
The District Attorney is trying to add as much garnish as possible to a case that I believe to be thin in order to make the sandwich appear larger.
Hirsch had “many” disagreements with the personnel at the restaurant, according to a 70-year-old restaurant worker named Soi Chung, who also claimed that Hirsch once drew a gun on the staff in January.
Another incident from last year had an irate client who, according to Chung, became enraged over the quantity of duck sauce that was included in one of his purchases. This led to the customer engaging in a campaign of harassment, vandalism, and threats.
Hirsch menacingly pointed a gun at the restaurant staff earlier this year, prompting them to call 911. This was the most blatant threat from the customer, according to Chung.
Kai Yang, the owner of the restaurant, told the Post that shortly after the irate patron entered with the gun, he was tackled to the ground by staff members, including Yan.
On Thursday, Horn said: “If my client had a dispute with the management, why is he fighting with or attacking a delivery man who everyone seems to like?” Nothing was delivered.
Yan also leaves behind a wife and three kids, who are now aged 2, 12, and 14.
‘This was a father of three children doing three jobs – all food delivery,’ said Yan’s nephew, Michael, at a press conference in April outside the family’s Middle Village residence.
The relative said, “He arrived here in 2001.” “He has lived here for more than 20 years.”
It’s unacceptable that this occurred, he continued. This neighborhood is really tranquil. This type of problem has never occurred.
Hirsch allegedly threatened Yan’s colleagues, but it is yet unknown if the delivery man was a targeted target.
Kunying Zhao, Yan’s wife, set up a GoFundMe campaign.
Zhao stated on May 1: “I’m establishing a fundraising for my husband because he went away last night.” He was a diligent deliveryman who always supported his family.
As of Thursday night, the page has raised $216,194 in excess of its initial $100,000 target.