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Hong Harry Lieu died protecting his wife from a home invasion robbery.
KTVU reports friends and family of the Oakland, CA family are raising money to support his wife and unborn child. So far the Go Fund Me campaign has raised more than 34,000 of his $100,000 goal in 5 days.
According to the East Bay Times, the 51-year old Lieu was in another part of the house when a home invasion robber burst into their home and into the room where his wife Kat was watching television.
Lieu rushed into the room where he was shot and killed right in front of her. Kat is expecting the couple’s first born in August. “He was happy about his future. He was looking forward to it,” Lieu’s younger brother Chris said. “He was working even harder after Kat got pregnant.”
The couple had been married for more than two years.
“Unfortunately Harry won’t be able to see his baby boy come into this world, feel Benjamin’s gentle tiny hand wrapped around his finger or suffer the sleepless nights that all proud, loving fathers do,” Harry wrote on Go Fund Me. Harry rushed to the couple’s home after getting the news that something tragic had happened.
“As I raced up the street on foot I saw Kat crying hysterically. When I got close I heard her repeating that she doesn’t want Harry to be alone. She kept on insisting that he is cold and she and the baby wants to be with him to keep him warm. At that moment it hit me that what I heard over the phone was true. Harry was no longer with us. My heart sank. It was gut wrenching to come to the realization that Harry died, my sister-in-law is now a widow and my nephew will be born without a father. Later a detective came over and informed me that my brother gave his life to protect Kat and their unborn baby from the would be robbers. Kat and Benjamin are unharmed because of him. Harry died a hero.”
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