▁and ▁Lac aze ▁visited ▁Kim ▁An h , ▁a ▁Vietnam ese ▁restaurant ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁V u ▁family ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁East . ▁Frank ▁had ▁sometimes ▁worked ▁there ▁off - d ut y ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁guard . ▁As ▁the ▁employees ▁clean ed ▁the ▁closed ▁restaurant , ▁Ch au ▁V u ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁kitchen ▁to ▁count ▁money ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁d ining ▁room ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant ▁to ▁pay ▁Ron ald ▁A . ▁Williams ▁II . ▁Williams ▁was ▁a ▁colle ague ▁of ▁Frank ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁security ▁guard ▁that ▁night ▁to ▁supp lement ▁his ▁polic eman ' s ▁sal ary . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Police ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁married ▁father ▁of ▁two . ▁When ▁Ch au ▁went ▁to ▁pay ▁Williams , ▁Ch au ▁noticed ▁Frank ▁approaching ▁the ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Frank ▁and ▁Lac aze ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁restaurant ▁twice ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁to ▁get ▁le f to ver ▁food ▁to ▁eat . ▁When ▁Ch au ▁had ▁let ▁her ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁visit , ▁she ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁the ▁front ▁door ▁key , ▁and ▁with ▁Frank ▁returning ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time , ▁she ▁sens ed ▁something ▁was ▁wrong . ▁Ch au ▁ran ▁to ▁the ▁kitchen ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁mic row ave . ▁Frank ▁entered ▁the ▁front ▁door ▁using ▁the ▁key ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁st olen ▁from ▁the ▁restaurant ▁earlier , ▁and ▁walked ▁quickly ▁past ▁Williams , ▁pushing ▁Ch au , ▁Ch au ' s ▁brother