For William Tse, the past four years without his father, Woom Sing Tse, have been marked by “relentless waiting,” for the family and much of the Chicago’s close-knit Chinatown community.

But on Thursday, they only had to wait about an hour before a Cook County jury found Alphonso Joyner guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of the elder Tse, which took place Dec. 7, 2021, in the 200 block of West 23rd Place not far from his home.

“Four years, no sleep,” Tse’s wife, Shin Oh Chow Tse, said through tears while addressing reporters.

Tse’s family thanked the Chinatown community for their support and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 19.

“This doesn’t bring my dad back, but it gives us a little peace,” said Carina Set, Tse’s d

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