Ching who was gunned down in the early evening of Sunday, 3 June 1973, as part of the continuing gang war between the Wah Ching and Joe Boys. Tak was shot at the intersection of Pacific and Grant, near the Ping Yuen Housing Projects. According to an eyewitness, Tak was shot from behind; after Tak fell, the killer ran east along Pacific, downhill towards Columbus. Shortly afterward, police responded to the scene at approximately 8:10 pm (17 minutes before sunset), and an unrecorded witness pointed out the empty five-shot .38 Special revolver used by the killer had been discarded in Beckett Alley, where it was recovered. Five witnesses were taken to the police station to view mugshots; three had witnessed the shooting, and two saw a man wearing the clothing (described by the first three witnesses) moving away from Pacific and Grant; all five were white males. Lee's photograph was among the mugshots selected by the witnesses as the potential gunman, but the mugshot of Lee that was picked dated to 1969. A subsequent autopsy recovered .38 caliber bullets from Tak's body. The .38 Special had been taken during a robbery of the Sun Sing Theater in Chinatown. Ballistic comparison to rounds test fired indicated the .38 Special recovered from Beckett Alley was the murder weapon. The day before Tak was killed, police officers responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment on Broadway rented by Lee; they removed a bullet from the wall facing the window of Lee's apartment. Lee was arrested at approximately 11:00 pm on June 7 as he returned to his apartment. At the time of his arrest, Lee was carrying a Colt Python .357 revolver and had 41 rounds of .38 caliber ammunition in his pocket. According to the arresting plainclothes officer, as Lee was being handcuffed, he said "Go ahead and kill me. I would be rather off — I would be better off." Lee testified he made the statement after being whipped across the nose with the bag of .38 caliber bullets. During the drive to the Hall of Justice, Lee added "You guys are always picking me up. Last time it was robbery. this time it's murder. And I was just going home [to Korea] tomorrow." According to Lee, after he was advised again of his rights at the Hall of Justice and requested a lawyer, Inspectors Frank Falzon and Jack Cleary