Short Pump Man Allegedly Killed Father With Bowling Pin

A teen who allegedly murdered his father and, according to investigators, tried to cover up the act as a burglary, appeared in Henrico Circuit Court on Monday. 19-year-old UVA student Alan Chang testified that he fatally struck his father in the head, repeatedly, with a tenpin bowling pin. On January 15, 2010, Henrico Police […]

March 24, 2010; 12:09 AM • by Trevor Dickerson

A teen who allegedly murdered his father and, according to investigators, tried to cover up the act as a burglary, appeared in Henrico Circuit Court on Monday. 19-year-old UVA student Alan Chang testified that he fatally struck his father in the head, repeatedly, with a tenpin bowling pin.

On January 15, 2010, Henrico Police were called to the 11800 block of Norwich Place, off Nuckols Road in the Estates of Hampshire subdivision near Wyndham, and found 47-year-old Jian Zhang dead with evidence of blunt-force trauma.

According to testimony, Chang, after arguing throughout the day with his father, became agitated and struck him in the head with the bowling pin when he returned home from a trip to the Post Office. He then told a 911 operator he had found his father’s body following a burglary gone awry.

Police executed a search warrant and found the bowling pin, which had been cleaned, in a parked car.

Judge Stuart L. Williams Jr. stated the case will be handled by a grand jury where Chang will face first degree murder charges.

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