In Loving memory of

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In Loving memory of

Christina Yuna lee

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In Loving memory of

Christina Yuna lee

Christina holding dog
Christina profile picture
Christina profile picture
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In Loving memory of

christina yuna lee

Christina holding dog
Christina profile picture
Christina profile picture
Christina profile picture

In Loving memory of

Christina Yuna lee

Christina holding dog
Christina profile picture
Christina profile picture
Christina profile picture
  • λ„ˆ λ– λ‚˜κ³   /  μ΄μ„±κ³€


    λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ 그립거든

    μ–΄λ‘  속을 κ±Έμ–΄ 보아라

    아무것도 보이지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³ 

    μ—†λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€

    μˆ¨μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μ–΄λ‘  μ–΄λ”˜κ°€

    λ„ˆλŠ” κ·Έ 곳에 μžˆλ‹€


    λ•Œλ‘  λ°”λžŒμœΌλ‘œ 체취λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ 

    가끔은 κ½ƒμœΌλ‘œ ν”Όμ–΄λ‚˜ μ•ˆλΆ€λ₯Ό λ¬ΌμœΌλ‹ˆ

    μ§€κΈˆ λ‚˜λŠ” 평화둭닀


    어디에도 μ˜μ›νžˆ μ‚¬λΌμ§€λŠ” 것은 μ—†λ‹€

    λ„ˆμ™€ λ‚˜ μž μ‹œ λΉ„κ»΄ μžˆμ„ 뿐

    λ•Œκ°€ 되면 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ 되고

    λ•Œκ°€ μ§€λ‚˜λ©΄ μž μ‹œ ν—€μ–΄μ§μ΄λ‹ˆ

    마음 μ“Έ 일 무언가?


  • After you left / Sungkon Lee


    If you miss someone,

    try walking in the dark

    You may not see anything,

    but it’s never empty.

    You are there,

    hidden in the dark.


    The wind carries with it your scent,

    or you could bloom as a flower to greet me.

    Now I am at peace.


    Nothing is gone foreverβ€”

    You and I, though we are apart for now,

    we’ll meet again when it’s time

    and we’ll say our temporary goodbyes when it’s time

    What more is there to feel?

  • λ„ˆ λ– λ‚˜κ³   /  μ΄μ„±κ³€


    λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ 그립거든

    μ–΄λ‘  속을 κ±Έμ–΄ 보아라

    아무것도 보이지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³ 

    μ—†λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€

    μˆ¨μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μ–΄λ‘  μ–΄λ”˜κ°€

    λ„ˆλŠ” κ·Έ 곳에 μžˆλ‹€


    λ•Œλ‘  λ°”λžŒμœΌλ‘œ 체취λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ 

    가끔은 κ½ƒμœΌλ‘œ ν”Όμ–΄λ‚˜ μ•ˆλΆ€λ₯Ό λ¬ΌμœΌλ‹ˆ

    μ§€κΈˆ λ‚˜λŠ” 평화둭닀


    어디에도 μ˜μ›νžˆ μ‚¬λΌμ§€λŠ” 것은 μ—†λ‹€

    λ„ˆμ™€ λ‚˜ μž μ‹œ λΉ„κ»΄ μžˆμ„ 뿐

    λ•Œκ°€ 되면 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ 되고

    λ•Œκ°€ μ§€λ‚˜λ©΄ μž μ‹œ ν—€μ–΄μ§μ΄λ‹ˆ

    마음 μ“Έ 일 무언가?


  • After you left / Sungkon Lee


    If you miss someone,

    try walking in the dark

    You may not see anything,

    but it’s never empty.

    You are there,

    hidden in the dark.


    The wind carries with it your scent,

    or you could bloom as a flower to greet me.

    Now I am at peace.


    Nothing is gone foreverβ€”

    You and I, though we are apart for now,

    we’ll meet again when it’s time

    and we’ll say our temporary goodbyes when it’s time

    What more is there to feel?

  • λ„ˆ λ– λ‚˜κ³   /  μ΄μ„±κ³€


    λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ 그립거든

    μ–΄λ‘  속을 κ±Έμ–΄ 보아라

    아무것도 보이지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³ 

    μ—†λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€

    μˆ¨μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μ–΄λ‘  μ–΄λ”˜κ°€

    λ„ˆλŠ” κ·Έ 곳에 μžˆλ‹€


    λ•Œλ‘  λ°”λžŒμœΌλ‘œ 체취λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ 

    가끔은 κ½ƒμœΌλ‘œ ν”Όμ–΄λ‚˜ μ•ˆλΆ€λ₯Ό λ¬ΌμœΌλ‹ˆ

    μ§€κΈˆ λ‚˜λŠ” 평화둭닀


    어디에도 μ˜μ›νžˆ μ‚¬λΌμ§€λŠ” 것은 μ—†λ‹€

    λ„ˆμ™€ λ‚˜ μž μ‹œ λΉ„κ»΄ μžˆμ„ 뿐

    λ•Œκ°€ 되면 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ 되고

    λ•Œκ°€ μ§€λ‚˜λ©΄ μž μ‹œ ν—€μ–΄μ§μ΄λ‹ˆ

    마음 μ“Έ 일 무언가?


  • After you left / Sungkon Lee


    If you miss someone,

    try walking in the dark

    You may not see anything,

    but it’s never empty.

    You are there,

    hidden in the dark.


    The wind carries with it your scent,

    or you could bloom as a flower to greet me.

    Now I am at peace.


    Nothing is gone foreverβ€”

    You and I, though we are apart for now,

    we’ll meet again when it’s time

    and we’ll say our temporary goodbyes when it’s time

    What more is there to feel?

  • λ„ˆ λ– λ‚˜κ³   /  μ΄μ„±κ³€


    λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ 그립거든

    μ–΄λ‘  속을 κ±Έμ–΄ 보아라

    아무것도 보이지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³ 

    μ—†λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€

    μˆ¨μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μ–΄λ‘  μ–΄λ”˜κ°€

    λ„ˆλŠ” κ·Έ 곳에 μžˆλ‹€


    λ•Œλ‘  λ°”λžŒμœΌλ‘œ 체취λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ 

    가끔은 κ½ƒμœΌλ‘œ ν”Όμ–΄λ‚˜ μ•ˆλΆ€λ₯Ό λ¬ΌμœΌλ‹ˆ

    μ§€κΈˆ λ‚˜λŠ” 평화둭닀


    어디에도 μ˜μ›νžˆ μ‚¬λΌμ§€λŠ” 것은 μ—†λ‹€

    λ„ˆμ™€ λ‚˜ μž μ‹œ λΉ„κ»΄ μžˆμ„ 뿐

    λ•Œκ°€ 되면 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ 되고

    λ•Œκ°€ μ§€λ‚˜λ©΄ μž μ‹œ ν—€μ–΄μ§μ΄λ‹ˆ

    마음 μ“Έ 일 무언가?


  • After you left / Sungkon Lee


    If you miss someone,

    try walking in the dark

    You may not see anything,

    but it’s never empty.

    You are there,

    hidden in the dark.


    The wind carries with it your scent,

    or you could bloom as a flower to greet me.

    Now I am at peace.


    Nothing is gone foreverβ€”

    You and I, though we are apart for now,

    we’ll meet again when it’s time

    and we’ll say our temporary goodbyes when it’s time

    What more is there to feel?

Poem/μΆ”λͺ¨μ‹œ by Christina's father
Poem/μΆ”λͺ¨μ‹œ by Christina's father
Poem/μΆ”λͺ¨μ‹œ by Christina's father
Poem/μΆ”λͺ¨μ‹œ by Christina's father
Poem/μΆ”λͺ¨μ‹œ by Christina's father
  • λ„ˆ λ– λ‚˜κ³   /  μ΄μ„±κ³€


    λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ 그립거든

    μ–΄λ‘  속을 κ±Έμ–΄ 보아라

    아무것도 보이지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³ 

    μ—†λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€

    μˆ¨μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μ–΄λ‘  μ–΄λ”˜κ°€

    λ„ˆλŠ” κ·Έ 곳에 μžˆλ‹€


    λ•Œλ‘  λ°”λžŒμœΌλ‘œ 체취λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ 

    가끔은 κ½ƒμœΌλ‘œ ν”Όμ–΄λ‚˜ μ•ˆλΆ€λ₯Ό λ¬ΌμœΌλ‹ˆ

    μ§€κΈˆ λ‚˜λŠ” 평화둭닀


    어디에도 μ˜μ›νžˆ μ‚¬λΌμ§€λŠ” 것은 μ—†λ‹€

    λ„ˆμ™€ λ‚˜ μž μ‹œ λΉ„κ»΄ μžˆμ„ 뿐

    λ•Œκ°€ 되면 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ 되고

    λ•Œκ°€ μ§€λ‚˜λ©΄ μž μ‹œ ν—€μ–΄μ§μ΄λ‹ˆ

    마음 μ“Έ 일 무언가?


  • After you left / Sungkon Lee


    If you miss someone,

    try walking in the dark

    You may not see anything,

    but it’s never empty.

    You are there,

    hidden in the dark.


    The wind carries with it your scent,

    or you could bloom as a flower to greet me.

    Now I am at peace.


    Nothing is gone foreverβ€”

    You and I, though we are apart for now,

    we’ll meet again when it’s time

    and we’ll say our temporary goodbyes when it’s time

    What more is there to feel?

  • λ„ˆ λ– λ‚˜κ³   /  μ΄μ„±κ³€


    λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ 그립거든

    μ–΄λ‘  속을 κ±Έμ–΄ 보아라

    아무것도 보이지 μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³ 

    μ—†λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€

    μˆ¨μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μ–΄λ‘  μ–΄λ”˜κ°€

    λ„ˆλŠ” κ·Έ 곳에 μžˆλ‹€


    λ•Œλ‘  λ°”λžŒμœΌλ‘œ 체취λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ 

    가끔은 κ½ƒμœΌλ‘œ ν”Όμ–΄λ‚˜ μ•ˆλΆ€λ₯Ό λ¬ΌμœΌλ‹ˆ

    μ§€κΈˆ λ‚˜λŠ” 평화둭닀


    어디에도 μ˜μ›νžˆ μ‚¬λΌμ§€λŠ” 것은 μ—†λ‹€

    λ„ˆμ™€ λ‚˜ μž μ‹œ λΉ„κ»΄ μžˆμ„ 뿐

    λ•Œκ°€ 되면 λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ 되고

    λ•Œκ°€ μ§€λ‚˜λ©΄ μž μ‹œ ν—€μ–΄μ§μ΄λ‹ˆ

    마음 μ“Έ 일 무언가?


  • After you left / Sungkon Lee


    If you miss someone,

    try walking in the dark

    You may not see anything,

    but it’s never empty.

    You are there,

    hidden in the dark.


    The wind carries with it your scent,

    or you could bloom as a flower to greet me.

    Now I am at peace.


    Nothing is gone foreverβ€”

    You and I, though we are apart for now,

    we’ll meet again when it’s time

    and we’ll say our temporary goodbyes when it’s time

    What more is there to feel?

μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜κ°€ λ– λ‚œμ§€ 1λ…„ν•˜κ³ λ„ 3달이 λ„˜κ²Œ μ§€λ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.  κ·Έλ‚  μ΄ν›„λ‘œ κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ° 이별에 저희 가쑱이 κ²ͺκ³  μžˆλŠ” 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 말둜 λ‹€ ν‘œν˜„ν•  수 μžˆκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?
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μœ λ‚˜ 사건 μ†Œμ‹μ„ μ ‘ν•˜κ³ μ„œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ§Žμ€ 뢄듀이 ν‘œν•΄ μ£Όμ‹  애도와 μœ„λ‘œμ— 깊이 κ°μ‚¬λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‹Ήμ‹œ gofundme.com을 ν†΅ν•΄μ„œ 5,200μ—¬ λͺ…이 $430k κ°€λŸ‰μ„ λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜ ν•΄μ£Όμ…¨λŠ”λ°, κΉŠμ€ 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ— 잠겨 있던 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ—κ²Œ 참으둜 큰 μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, 이 자리λ₯Ό λΉŒμ–΄μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œλ²ˆ 깊이 감사 λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜μ— 동참해 μ£Όμ‹  5,200μ—¬ λͺ…μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ„ ν—€μ•„λ €μ„œ 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ‹œλ―Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μœ„ν•œ νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 쑰치의 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ 전달해야 ν–ˆκ³ , μœ μ‚¬ μ‚¬κ±΄μ˜ 재발 방지λ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μΊ νŽ˜μΈμ— μ•žμž₯μ„œμ•Ό ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 저희 κ°€μ‘± λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 큰 좩격 탓에 ν•œλ™μ•ˆ 정신을 차릴 수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³ , λ˜ν•œ λ‘œνŽŒμ—μ„œ μ •μΉ˜μ  λ°œμ–Έμ΄λ‚˜ λ―Έλ””μ–΄ 인터뷰λ₯Ό μ‚Όκ°€ν•  것을 κΆŒν•˜λŠ”λ°”λžŒμ— 이제껏 μ›ν•˜λŠ” λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό 내지 λͺ»ν•˜κ³  μ°Έμ•„μ™”μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹€ μ΄μ œμ„œμ•Ό λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό μƒλŒ€λ‘œ 손해 배상 μ†Œμ†‘μ„ μ œκΈ°ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μžλ¬Έν•΄μ™”λ˜ λ‘œνŽŒκ³Όλ„ λ¬΄λ¦¬ν•œ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬ λΉ„μš© μš”κ΅¬λ‘œ 인해 κ°ˆλΌμ„œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„°λŠ” 저희 가쑱이 μ§„μ •μœΌλ‘œ μ›ν•˜λŠ” 것이 무엇인지 λ‹Ήλ‹Ήνžˆ 밝히고자  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μš°μ„  제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ£½μŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같은 μ‚¬νšŒμ  μš”μΈμ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ²«μ§ΈλŠ” μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ λ§Œμ—°ν•΄μ™”λ˜  λ…Έμˆ™μž λ¬Έμ œκ°€ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή 기간에 더 μ•…ν™”λ˜μ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€
이에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ œλŒ€λ‘œ λŒ€μ²˜ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이둜 인해 제 딸을 죽인 μ‚΄μΈμžμ™€ 같은 λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ΄ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό 곡포에 λ–¨κ²Œ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°λ„ μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…κ³Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μ±…μž„μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€ κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ 무엇을 ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ €λŠ” μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή μ‹œκΈ°μ— λ…Έμˆ™μžμ— μ˜ν•œ μ•„μ‹œμ•ˆκ³„ 여성을 λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œν•œ 범죄가 특히 많이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ˜€λ˜ 점을 μ£Όλͺ©ν•  ν•„μš”κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ, κ°•λ ₯ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경찰의  μ μ ˆμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•œ λŒ€μ‘μœΌλ‘œ λ¬΄κ³ ν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒκ±°λ‚˜ λ‹€μΉ˜λŠ” 일듀이 λΉ„μΌλΉ„μž¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ°œμƒν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ λ‚˜ μ‚¬κ±΄μ—μ„œ 보듯이 3λΆ„λ§Œμ— 사건 ν˜„μž₯에 μΆœλ™ν•œ 경찰이 μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…을 κ΅¬ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ μ–΄λ–€ μ‘°μΉ˜λ„ μ·¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€μ±„ 뭉기적거리닀가, 무렀 1μ‹œκ°„ 20뢄이 μ§€λ‚˜μ„œμ•Ό 범행이 이루어진 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ μ•ˆμ— λ“€μ–΄κ°€ 범인을 μ±„ν¬ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜λŠ” 이미 μ‚¬λ§ν•œ λ’€μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 경찰의 쑴재 μ΄μœ κ°€ 무엇인지 λ‹€μ‹œ 생각해 λ³Ό μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

끝으둜 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ›ν•˜λŠ” λ°”λ₯Ό λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬κ³ μž ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫째, 사건이 λ°œμƒν–ˆλ˜ λ§¨ν•˜νƒ„ μ°¨μ΄λ‚˜νƒ€μš΄ 인근의 λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„° ν•œ 곳을 Christina Yuna Lee
memorial  shelter둜 λͺ…λͺ…ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. 이λ₯Ό 톡해 λ‰΄μš• μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ—κ²Œ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경각심을 μΌκΉ¨μ›€μœΌλ‘œμ¨ 범죄 예방의 νš¨κ³Όμ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ λ‹€μ‹œλŠ” 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ μœ λ‚˜μ™€ 같이 μ„ λ Ήν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ ν—ˆλ¬΄ν•˜κ²Œ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒλŠ” 일이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠκΈ°λ₯Ό
λ°”λΌλŠ” 의미λ₯Ό 담은 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ˜ ν•œλ§ΊνžŒ μš”κ΅¬λ₯Ό λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ λ“€μ–΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ. 저희 가쑱은 μ–Έμ œ 끝날지도 λͺ¨λ₯Ό μž¬νŒλ³΄λ‹€λŠ”, κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ λΉ λ₯Έ μ‹œμΌ 내에 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ™€ μ›λ§Œν•œ ν•©μ˜κ°€ μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ Έμ„œ μ†Œμ •μ˜ ν•©μ˜κΈˆμ„ λ°›κ²Œ λœλ‹€λ©΄ 전앑을 μœ λ‚˜ μ΄λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ λͺ…λͺ…λœ λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„°μ— κΈ°λΆ€ν•΄μ„œ λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ˜ μž¬ν™œμ„ μœ„ν•΄ μ‚¬μš©ν† λ‘ ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œμ΄ μž”ν˜Ήλ¬΄λ„ν•œ λ²”μ£„λ‘œ 인해 ν™€μ—°νžˆ μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ 곁을  λ– λ‚  μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ–΅μšΈν•œ μ˜ν˜Όμ„ λ‹¬λž˜μ€„ 수 μžˆλŠ”μœ μΌν•œ 방법이라고 저희 가쑱은 λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

2023λ…„ 6μ›” 5일
μœ λ‚˜ μ•„λΉ  이성곀 올림





June 5, 2023


It has been one year and three months since my daughter Christina Yuna Lee became an angel. Though I cannot begin to describe the hurt and sadness that our family has experienced since then, I sincerely thank everyone who mourned with us. Approximately 5200 people donated to our Gofundme campaign and raised $430kβ€”it was tremendously consoling for us to think that there were so many out there who sympathized and wished to help.


From the start, the campaign’s objective was to communicate to the City of New York a call for a safer community to ensure what happened to Yuna would not happen to anyone else. However, amidst our distress and grief, our family was instructed by the law firm in charge of Yuna’s case to abstain from any media appearance or making political statements. Not long ago, the firm notified us that it wished to amend our existing fee arrangement. After much deliberation, we concluded the resulting legal fees would be astronomical, and that it would be best to obtain new counsel. Since then, we’ve filed suit against the New York City Police and wish to candidly speak about what it is our family wants.


We believe there were several systematic reasons for my daughter Yuna’s death.


First is the lack of response against the increased unhoused population across the city during the pandemic. Had the City provided adequate assistance to those who needed shelter, perhaps Yuna could have come home safely that night. It is New York City’s duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents. It should also be noted that there were more crimes, particularly against Asian women, committed by unhoused persons during the pandemic.


Second is the New York City Police’s inadequate response to violent crimes, leading to many more New Yorkers injured, or at times, dead. The police arrived at Yuna’s building in just three minutes. But they waited an additional hour and twenty minutes to actually enter her apartment, even though they had received calls from neighbors regarding the severity of the situation. When they entered, they caught the killer but my daughter was long gone. Are there not so many things the police could have done differently that night?


Now I wish to address direct demands that our family has for the City of New York.


First, we wish to name one of the homeless shelters near Manhattan’s Chinatown the β€œChristina Yuna Lee Memorial Shelter.” It will remind New York of the importance of crime prevention and giving care to those who need it. This demand is based on our family’s wish that no one falls victim to a sudden yet preventable death like Yuna’s.


Second, our family has no desire to be involved in this lawsuit for years to come. It is our wish to come to a swift and fair settlement with the Cityβ€”every penny of the award will be donated to a homeless shelter named after Yuna to aid and support New York’s unhoused population.


We believe this is the way to honor Yuna, who was taken much too soon from the family and friends who loved her dearly.


Thank you,

Sungkon Lee, Christina Yuna’s father

μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜κ°€ λ– λ‚œμ§€ 1λ…„ν•˜κ³ λ„ 3달이 λ„˜κ²Œ μ§€λ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.  κ·Έλ‚  μ΄ν›„λ‘œ κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ° 이별에 저희 가쑱이 κ²ͺκ³  μžˆλŠ” 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 말둜 λ‹€ ν‘œν˜„ν•  수 μžˆκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?
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μœ λ‚˜ 사건 μ†Œμ‹μ„ μ ‘ν•˜κ³ μ„œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ§Žμ€ 뢄듀이 ν‘œν•΄ μ£Όμ‹  애도와 μœ„λ‘œμ— 깊이 κ°μ‚¬λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‹Ήμ‹œ gofundme.com을 ν†΅ν•΄μ„œ 5,200μ—¬ λͺ…이 $430k κ°€λŸ‰μ„ λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜ ν•΄μ£Όμ…¨λŠ”λ°, κΉŠμ€ 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ— 잠겨 있던 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ—κ²Œ 참으둜 큰 μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, 이 자리λ₯Ό λΉŒμ–΄μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œλ²ˆ 깊이 감사 λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜μ— 동참해 μ£Όμ‹  5,200μ—¬ λͺ…μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ„ ν—€μ•„λ €μ„œ 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ‹œλ―Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μœ„ν•œ νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 쑰치의 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ 전달해야 ν–ˆκ³ , μœ μ‚¬ μ‚¬κ±΄μ˜ 재발 방지λ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μΊ νŽ˜μΈμ— μ•žμž₯μ„œμ•Ό ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 저희 κ°€μ‘± λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 큰 좩격 탓에 ν•œλ™μ•ˆ 정신을 차릴 수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³ , λ˜ν•œ λ‘œνŽŒμ—μ„œ μ •μΉ˜μ  λ°œμ–Έμ΄λ‚˜ λ―Έλ””μ–΄ 인터뷰λ₯Ό μ‚Όκ°€ν•  것을 κΆŒν•˜λŠ”λ°”λžŒμ— 이제껏 μ›ν•˜λŠ” λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό 내지 λͺ»ν•˜κ³  μ°Έμ•„μ™”μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹€ μ΄μ œμ„œμ•Ό λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό μƒλŒ€λ‘œ 손해 배상 μ†Œμ†‘μ„ μ œκΈ°ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μžλ¬Έν•΄μ™”λ˜ λ‘œνŽŒκ³Όλ„ λ¬΄λ¦¬ν•œ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬ λΉ„μš© μš”κ΅¬λ‘œ 인해 κ°ˆλΌμ„œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„°λŠ” 저희 가쑱이 μ§„μ •μœΌλ‘œ μ›ν•˜λŠ” 것이 무엇인지 λ‹Ήλ‹Ήνžˆ 밝히고자  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μš°μ„  제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ£½μŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같은 μ‚¬νšŒμ  μš”μΈμ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ²«μ§ΈλŠ” μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ λ§Œμ—°ν•΄μ™”λ˜  λ…Έμˆ™μž λ¬Έμ œκ°€ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή 기간에 더 μ•…ν™”λ˜μ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€
이에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ œλŒ€λ‘œ λŒ€μ²˜ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이둜 인해 제 딸을 죽인 μ‚΄μΈμžμ™€ 같은 λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ΄ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό 곡포에 λ–¨κ²Œ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°λ„ μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…κ³Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μ±…μž„μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€ κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ 무엇을 ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ €λŠ” μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή μ‹œκΈ°μ— λ…Έμˆ™μžμ— μ˜ν•œ μ•„μ‹œμ•ˆκ³„ 여성을 λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œν•œ 범죄가 특히 많이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ˜€λ˜ 점을 μ£Όλͺ©ν•  ν•„μš”κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ, κ°•λ ₯ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경찰의  μ μ ˆμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•œ λŒ€μ‘μœΌλ‘œ λ¬΄κ³ ν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒκ±°λ‚˜ λ‹€μΉ˜λŠ” 일듀이 λΉ„μΌλΉ„μž¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ°œμƒν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ λ‚˜ μ‚¬κ±΄μ—μ„œ 보듯이 3λΆ„λ§Œμ— 사건 ν˜„μž₯에 μΆœλ™ν•œ 경찰이 μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…을 κ΅¬ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ μ–΄λ–€ μ‘°μΉ˜λ„ μ·¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€μ±„ 뭉기적거리닀가, 무렀 1μ‹œκ°„ 20뢄이 μ§€λ‚˜μ„œμ•Ό 범행이 이루어진 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ μ•ˆμ— λ“€μ–΄κ°€ 범인을 μ±„ν¬ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜λŠ” 이미 μ‚¬λ§ν•œ λ’€μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 경찰의 쑴재 μ΄μœ κ°€ 무엇인지 λ‹€μ‹œ 생각해 λ³Ό μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

끝으둜 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ›ν•˜λŠ” λ°”λ₯Ό λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬κ³ μž ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫째, 사건이 λ°œμƒν–ˆλ˜ λ§¨ν•˜νƒ„ μ°¨μ΄λ‚˜νƒ€μš΄ 인근의 λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„° ν•œ 곳을 Christina Yuna Lee
memorial  shelter둜 λͺ…λͺ…ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. 이λ₯Ό 톡해 λ‰΄μš• μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ—κ²Œ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경각심을 μΌκΉ¨μ›€μœΌλ‘œμ¨ 범죄 예방의 νš¨κ³Όμ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ λ‹€μ‹œλŠ” 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ μœ λ‚˜μ™€ 같이 μ„ λ Ήν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ ν—ˆλ¬΄ν•˜κ²Œ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒλŠ” 일이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠκΈ°λ₯Ό
λ°”λΌλŠ” 의미λ₯Ό 담은 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ˜ ν•œλ§ΊνžŒ μš”κ΅¬λ₯Ό λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ λ“€μ–΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ. 저희 가쑱은 μ–Έμ œ 끝날지도 λͺ¨λ₯Ό μž¬νŒλ³΄λ‹€λŠ”, κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ λΉ λ₯Έ μ‹œμΌ 내에 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ™€ μ›λ§Œν•œ ν•©μ˜κ°€ μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ Έμ„œ μ†Œμ •μ˜ ν•©μ˜κΈˆμ„ λ°›κ²Œ λœλ‹€λ©΄ 전앑을 μœ λ‚˜ μ΄λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ λͺ…λͺ…λœ λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„°μ— κΈ°λΆ€ν•΄μ„œ λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ˜ μž¬ν™œμ„ μœ„ν•΄ μ‚¬μš©ν† λ‘ ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œμ΄ μž”ν˜Ήλ¬΄λ„ν•œ λ²”μ£„λ‘œ 인해 ν™€μ—°νžˆ μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ 곁을  λ– λ‚  μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ–΅μšΈν•œ μ˜ν˜Όμ„ λ‹¬λž˜μ€„ 수 μžˆλŠ”μœ μΌν•œ 방법이라고 저희 가쑱은 λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

2023λ…„ 6μ›” 5일
μœ λ‚˜ μ•„λΉ  이성곀 올림





June 5, 2023


It has been one year and three months since my daughter Christina Yuna Lee became an angel. Though I cannot begin to describe the hurt and sadness that our family has experienced since then, I sincerely thank everyone who mourned with us. Approximately 5200 people donated to our Gofundme campaign and raised $430kβ€”it was tremendously consoling for us to think that there were so many out there who sympathized and wished to help.


From the start, the campaign’s objective was to communicate to the City of New York a call for a safer community to ensure what happened to Yuna would not happen to anyone else. However, amidst our distress and grief, our family was instructed by the law firm in charge of Yuna’s case to abstain from any media appearance or making political statements. Not long ago, the firm notified us that it wished to amend our existing fee arrangement. After much deliberation, we concluded the resulting legal fees would be astronomical, and that it would be best to obtain new counsel. Since then, we’ve filed suit against the New York City Police and wish to candidly speak about what it is our family wants.


We believe there were several systematic reasons for my daughter Yuna’s death.


First is the lack of response against the increased unhoused population across the city during the pandemic. Had the City provided adequate assistance to those who needed shelter, perhaps Yuna could have come home safely that night. It is New York City’s duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents. It should also be noted that there were more crimes, particularly against Asian women, committed by unhoused persons during the pandemic.


Second is the New York City Police’s inadequate response to violent crimes, leading to many more New Yorkers injured, or at times, dead. The police arrived at Yuna’s building in just three minutes. But they waited an additional hour and twenty minutes to actually enter her apartment, even though they had received calls from neighbors regarding the severity of the situation. When they entered, they caught the killer but my daughter was long gone. Are there not so many things the police could have done differently that night?


Now I wish to address direct demands that our family has for the City of New York.


First, we wish to name one of the homeless shelters near Manhattan’s Chinatown the β€œChristina Yuna Lee Memorial Shelter.” It will remind New York of the importance of crime prevention and giving care to those who need it. This demand is based on our family’s wish that no one falls victim to a sudden yet preventable death like Yuna’s.


Second, our family has no desire to be involved in this lawsuit for years to come. It is our wish to come to a swift and fair settlement with the Cityβ€”every penny of the award will be donated to a homeless shelter named after Yuna to aid and support New York’s unhoused population.


We believe this is the way to honor Yuna, who was taken much too soon from the family and friends who loved her dearly.


Thank you,

Sungkon Lee, Christina Yuna’s father

μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜κ°€ λ– λ‚œμ§€ 1λ…„ν•˜κ³ λ„ 3달이 λ„˜κ²Œ μ§€λ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.  κ·Έλ‚  μ΄ν›„λ‘œ κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ° 이별에 저희 가쑱이 κ²ͺκ³  μžˆλŠ” 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 말둜 λ‹€ ν‘œν˜„ν•  수 μžˆκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?
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μœ λ‚˜ 사건 μ†Œμ‹μ„ μ ‘ν•˜κ³ μ„œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ§Žμ€ 뢄듀이 ν‘œν•΄ μ£Όμ‹  애도와 μœ„λ‘œμ— 깊이 κ°μ‚¬λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‹Ήμ‹œ gofundme.com을 ν†΅ν•΄μ„œ 5,200μ—¬ λͺ…이 $430k κ°€λŸ‰μ„ λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜ ν•΄μ£Όμ…¨λŠ”λ°, κΉŠμ€ 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ— 잠겨 있던 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ—κ²Œ 참으둜 큰 μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, 이 자리λ₯Ό λΉŒμ–΄μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œλ²ˆ 깊이 감사 λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜μ— 동참해 μ£Όμ‹  5,200μ—¬ λͺ…μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ„ ν—€μ•„λ €μ„œ 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ‹œλ―Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μœ„ν•œ νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 쑰치의 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ 전달해야 ν–ˆκ³ , μœ μ‚¬ μ‚¬κ±΄μ˜ 재발 방지λ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μΊ νŽ˜μΈμ— μ•žμž₯μ„œμ•Ό ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 저희 κ°€μ‘± λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 큰 좩격 탓에 ν•œλ™μ•ˆ 정신을 차릴 수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³ , λ˜ν•œ λ‘œνŽŒμ—μ„œ μ •μΉ˜μ  λ°œμ–Έμ΄λ‚˜ λ―Έλ””μ–΄ 인터뷰λ₯Ό μ‚Όκ°€ν•  것을 κΆŒν•˜λŠ”λ°”λžŒμ— 이제껏 μ›ν•˜λŠ” λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό 내지 λͺ»ν•˜κ³  μ°Έμ•„μ™”μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹€ μ΄μ œμ„œμ•Ό λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό μƒλŒ€λ‘œ 손해 배상 μ†Œμ†‘μ„ μ œκΈ°ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μžλ¬Έν•΄μ™”λ˜ λ‘œνŽŒκ³Όλ„ λ¬΄λ¦¬ν•œ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬ λΉ„μš© μš”κ΅¬λ‘œ 인해 κ°ˆλΌμ„œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„°λŠ” 저희 가쑱이 μ§„μ •μœΌλ‘œ μ›ν•˜λŠ” 것이 무엇인지 λ‹Ήλ‹Ήνžˆ 밝히고자  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μš°μ„  제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ£½μŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같은 μ‚¬νšŒμ  μš”μΈμ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ²«μ§ΈλŠ” μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ λ§Œμ—°ν•΄μ™”λ˜  λ…Έμˆ™μž λ¬Έμ œκ°€ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή 기간에 더 μ•…ν™”λ˜μ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€
이에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ œλŒ€λ‘œ λŒ€μ²˜ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이둜 인해 제 딸을 죽인 μ‚΄μΈμžμ™€ 같은 λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ΄ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό 곡포에 λ–¨κ²Œ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°λ„ μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…κ³Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μ±…μž„μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€ κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ 무엇을 ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ €λŠ” μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή μ‹œκΈ°μ— λ…Έμˆ™μžμ— μ˜ν•œ μ•„μ‹œμ•ˆκ³„ 여성을 λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œν•œ 범죄가 특히 많이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ˜€λ˜ 점을 μ£Όλͺ©ν•  ν•„μš”κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ, κ°•λ ₯ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경찰의  μ μ ˆμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•œ λŒ€μ‘μœΌλ‘œ λ¬΄κ³ ν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒκ±°λ‚˜ λ‹€μΉ˜λŠ” 일듀이 λΉ„μΌλΉ„μž¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ°œμƒν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ λ‚˜ μ‚¬κ±΄μ—μ„œ 보듯이 3λΆ„λ§Œμ— 사건 ν˜„μž₯에 μΆœλ™ν•œ 경찰이 μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…을 κ΅¬ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ μ–΄λ–€ μ‘°μΉ˜λ„ μ·¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€μ±„ 뭉기적거리닀가, 무렀 1μ‹œκ°„ 20뢄이 μ§€λ‚˜μ„œμ•Ό 범행이 이루어진 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ μ•ˆμ— λ“€μ–΄κ°€ 범인을 μ±„ν¬ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜λŠ” 이미 μ‚¬λ§ν•œ λ’€μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 경찰의 쑴재 μ΄μœ κ°€ 무엇인지 λ‹€μ‹œ 생각해 λ³Ό μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

끝으둜 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ›ν•˜λŠ” λ°”λ₯Ό λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬κ³ μž ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫째, 사건이 λ°œμƒν–ˆλ˜ λ§¨ν•˜νƒ„ μ°¨μ΄λ‚˜νƒ€μš΄ 인근의 λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„° ν•œ 곳을 Christina Yuna Lee
memorial  shelter둜 λͺ…λͺ…ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. 이λ₯Ό 톡해 λ‰΄μš• μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ—κ²Œ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경각심을 μΌκΉ¨μ›€μœΌλ‘œμ¨ 범죄 예방의 νš¨κ³Όμ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ λ‹€μ‹œλŠ” 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ μœ λ‚˜μ™€ 같이 μ„ λ Ήν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ ν—ˆλ¬΄ν•˜κ²Œ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒλŠ” 일이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠκΈ°λ₯Ό
λ°”λΌλŠ” 의미λ₯Ό 담은 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ˜ ν•œλ§ΊνžŒ μš”κ΅¬λ₯Ό λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ λ“€μ–΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ. 저희 가쑱은 μ–Έμ œ 끝날지도 λͺ¨λ₯Ό μž¬νŒλ³΄λ‹€λŠ”, κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ λΉ λ₯Έ μ‹œμΌ 내에 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ™€ μ›λ§Œν•œ ν•©μ˜κ°€ μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ Έμ„œ μ†Œμ •μ˜ ν•©μ˜κΈˆμ„ λ°›κ²Œ λœλ‹€λ©΄ 전앑을 μœ λ‚˜ μ΄λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ λͺ…λͺ…λœ λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„°μ— κΈ°λΆ€ν•΄μ„œ λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ˜ μž¬ν™œμ„ μœ„ν•΄ μ‚¬μš©ν† λ‘ ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œμ΄ μž”ν˜Ήλ¬΄λ„ν•œ λ²”μ£„λ‘œ 인해 ν™€μ—°νžˆ μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ 곁을  λ– λ‚  μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ–΅μšΈν•œ μ˜ν˜Όμ„ λ‹¬λž˜μ€„ 수 μžˆλŠ”μœ μΌν•œ 방법이라고 저희 가쑱은 λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

2023λ…„ 6μ›” 5일
μœ λ‚˜ μ•„λΉ  이성곀 올림





June 5, 2023


It has been one year and three months since my daughter Christina Yuna Lee became an angel. Though I cannot begin to describe the hurt and sadness that our family has experienced since then, I sincerely thank everyone who mourned with us. Approximately 5200 people donated to our Gofundme campaign and raised $430kβ€”it was tremendously consoling for us to think that there were so many out there who sympathized and wished to help.


From the start, the campaign’s objective was to communicate to the City of New York a call for a safer community to ensure what happened to Yuna would not happen to anyone else. However, amidst our distress and grief, our family was instructed by the law firm in charge of Yuna’s case to abstain from any media appearance or making political statements. Not long ago, the firm notified us that it wished to amend our existing fee arrangement. After much deliberation, we concluded the resulting legal fees would be astronomical, and that it would be best to obtain new counsel. Since then, we’ve filed suit against the New York City Police and wish to candidly speak about what it is our family wants.


We believe there were several systematic reasons for my daughter Yuna’s death.


First is the lack of response against the increased unhoused population across the city during the pandemic. Had the City provided adequate assistance to those who needed shelter, perhaps Yuna could have come home safely that night. It is New York City’s duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents. It should also be noted that there were more crimes, particularly against Asian women, committed by unhoused persons during the pandemic.


Second is the New York City Police’s inadequate response to violent crimes, leading to many more New Yorkers injured, or at times, dead. The police arrived at Yuna’s building in just three minutes. But they waited an additional hour and twenty minutes to actually enter her apartment, even though they had received calls from neighbors regarding the severity of the situation. When they entered, they caught the killer but my daughter was long gone. Are there not so many things the police could have done differently that night?


Now I wish to address direct demands that our family has for the City of New York.


First, we wish to name one of the homeless shelters near Manhattan’s Chinatown the β€œChristina Yuna Lee Memorial Shelter.” It will remind New York of the importance of crime prevention and giving care to those who need it. This demand is based on our family’s wish that no one falls victim to a sudden yet preventable death like Yuna’s.


Second, our family has no desire to be involved in this lawsuit for years to come. It is our wish to come to a swift and fair settlement with the Cityβ€”every penny of the award will be donated to a homeless shelter named after Yuna to aid and support New York’s unhoused population.


We believe this is the way to honor Yuna, who was taken much too soon from the family and friends who loved her dearly.


Thank you,

Sungkon Lee, Christina Yuna’s father

μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜κ°€ λ– λ‚œμ§€ 1λ…„ν•˜κ³ λ„ 3달이 λ„˜κ²Œ μ§€λ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.  κ·Έλ‚  μ΄ν›„λ‘œ κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ° 이별에 저희 가쑱이 κ²ͺκ³  μžˆλŠ” 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 말둜 λ‹€ ν‘œν˜„ν•  수 μžˆκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?
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μœ λ‚˜ 사건 μ†Œμ‹μ„ μ ‘ν•˜κ³ μ„œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ§Žμ€ 뢄듀이 ν‘œν•΄ μ£Όμ‹  애도와 μœ„λ‘œμ— 깊이 κ°μ‚¬λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‹Ήμ‹œ gofundme.com을 ν†΅ν•΄μ„œ 5,200μ—¬ λͺ…이 $430k κ°€λŸ‰μ„ λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜ ν•΄μ£Όμ…¨λŠ”λ°, κΉŠμ€ 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ— 잠겨 있던 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ—κ²Œ 참으둜 큰 μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, 이 자리λ₯Ό λΉŒμ–΄μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œλ²ˆ 깊이 감사 λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜μ— 동참해 μ£Όμ‹  5,200μ—¬ λͺ…μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ„ ν—€μ•„λ €μ„œ 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ‹œλ―Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μœ„ν•œ νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 쑰치의 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ 전달해야 ν–ˆκ³ , μœ μ‚¬ μ‚¬κ±΄μ˜ 재발 방지λ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μΊ νŽ˜μΈμ— μ•žμž₯μ„œμ•Ό ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 저희 κ°€μ‘± λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 큰 좩격 탓에 ν•œλ™μ•ˆ 정신을 차릴 수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³ , λ˜ν•œ λ‘œνŽŒμ—μ„œ μ •μΉ˜μ  λ°œμ–Έμ΄λ‚˜ λ―Έλ””μ–΄ 인터뷰λ₯Ό μ‚Όκ°€ν•  것을 κΆŒν•˜λŠ”λ°”λžŒμ— 이제껏 μ›ν•˜λŠ” λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό 내지 λͺ»ν•˜κ³  μ°Έμ•„μ™”μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹€ μ΄μ œμ„œμ•Ό λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό μƒλŒ€λ‘œ 손해 배상 μ†Œμ†‘μ„ μ œκΈ°ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μžλ¬Έν•΄μ™”λ˜ λ‘œνŽŒκ³Όλ„ λ¬΄λ¦¬ν•œ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬ λΉ„μš© μš”κ΅¬λ‘œ 인해 κ°ˆλΌμ„œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„°λŠ” 저희 가쑱이 μ§„μ •μœΌλ‘œ μ›ν•˜λŠ” 것이 무엇인지 λ‹Ήλ‹Ήνžˆ 밝히고자  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μš°μ„  제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ£½μŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같은 μ‚¬νšŒμ  μš”μΈμ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ²«μ§ΈλŠ” μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ λ§Œμ—°ν•΄μ™”λ˜  λ…Έμˆ™μž λ¬Έμ œκ°€ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή 기간에 더 μ•…ν™”λ˜μ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€
이에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ œλŒ€λ‘œ λŒ€μ²˜ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이둜 인해 제 딸을 죽인 μ‚΄μΈμžμ™€ 같은 λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ΄ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό 곡포에 λ–¨κ²Œ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°λ„ μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…κ³Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μ±…μž„μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€ κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ 무엇을 ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ €λŠ” μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή μ‹œκΈ°μ— λ…Έμˆ™μžμ— μ˜ν•œ μ•„μ‹œμ•ˆκ³„ 여성을 λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œν•œ 범죄가 특히 많이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ˜€λ˜ 점을 μ£Όλͺ©ν•  ν•„μš”κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ, κ°•λ ₯ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경찰의  μ μ ˆμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•œ λŒ€μ‘μœΌλ‘œ λ¬΄κ³ ν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒκ±°λ‚˜ λ‹€μΉ˜λŠ” 일듀이 λΉ„μΌλΉ„μž¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ°œμƒν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ λ‚˜ μ‚¬κ±΄μ—μ„œ 보듯이 3λΆ„λ§Œμ— 사건 ν˜„μž₯에 μΆœλ™ν•œ 경찰이 μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…을 κ΅¬ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ μ–΄λ–€ μ‘°μΉ˜λ„ μ·¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€μ±„ 뭉기적거리닀가, 무렀 1μ‹œκ°„ 20뢄이 μ§€λ‚˜μ„œμ•Ό 범행이 이루어진 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ μ•ˆμ— λ“€μ–΄κ°€ 범인을 μ±„ν¬ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜λŠ” 이미 μ‚¬λ§ν•œ λ’€μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 경찰의 쑴재 μ΄μœ κ°€ 무엇인지 λ‹€μ‹œ 생각해 λ³Ό μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

끝으둜 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ›ν•˜λŠ” λ°”λ₯Ό λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬κ³ μž ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫째, 사건이 λ°œμƒν–ˆλ˜ λ§¨ν•˜νƒ„ μ°¨μ΄λ‚˜νƒ€μš΄ 인근의 λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„° ν•œ 곳을 Christina Yuna Lee
memorial  shelter둜 λͺ…λͺ…ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. 이λ₯Ό 톡해 λ‰΄μš• μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ—κ²Œ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경각심을 μΌκΉ¨μ›€μœΌλ‘œμ¨ 범죄 예방의 νš¨κ³Όμ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ λ‹€μ‹œλŠ” 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ μœ λ‚˜μ™€ 같이 μ„ λ Ήν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ ν—ˆλ¬΄ν•˜κ²Œ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒλŠ” 일이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠκΈ°λ₯Ό
λ°”λΌλŠ” 의미λ₯Ό 담은 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ˜ ν•œλ§ΊνžŒ μš”κ΅¬λ₯Ό λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ λ“€μ–΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ. 저희 가쑱은 μ–Έμ œ 끝날지도 λͺ¨λ₯Ό μž¬νŒλ³΄λ‹€λŠ”, κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ λΉ λ₯Έ μ‹œμΌ 내에 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ™€ μ›λ§Œν•œ ν•©μ˜κ°€ μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ Έμ„œ μ†Œμ •μ˜ ν•©μ˜κΈˆμ„ λ°›κ²Œ λœλ‹€λ©΄ 전앑을 μœ λ‚˜ μ΄λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ λͺ…λͺ…λœ λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„°μ— κΈ°λΆ€ν•΄μ„œ λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ˜ μž¬ν™œμ„ μœ„ν•΄ μ‚¬μš©ν† λ‘ ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œμ΄ μž”ν˜Ήλ¬΄λ„ν•œ λ²”μ£„λ‘œ 인해 ν™€μ—°νžˆ μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ 곁을  λ– λ‚  μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ–΅μšΈν•œ μ˜ν˜Όμ„ λ‹¬λž˜μ€„ 수 μžˆλŠ”μœ μΌν•œ 방법이라고 저희 가쑱은 λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

2023λ…„ 6μ›” 5일
μœ λ‚˜ μ•„λΉ  이성곀 올림





June 5, 2023


It has been one year and three months since my daughter Christina Yuna Lee became an angel. Though I cannot begin to describe the hurt and sadness that our family has experienced since then, I sincerely thank everyone who mourned with us. Approximately 5200 people donated to our Gofundme campaign and raised $430kβ€”it was tremendously consoling for us to think that there were so many out there who sympathized and wished to help.


From the start, the campaign’s objective was to communicate to the City of New York a call for a safer community to ensure what happened to Yuna would not happen to anyone else. However, amidst our distress and grief, our family was instructed by the law firm in charge of Yuna’s case to abstain from any media appearance or making political statements. Not long ago, the firm notified us that it wished to amend our existing fee arrangement. After much deliberation, we concluded the resulting legal fees would be astronomical, and that it would be best to obtain new counsel. Since then, we’ve filed suit against the New York City Police and wish to candidly speak about what it is our family wants.


We believe there were several systematic reasons for my daughter Yuna’s death.


First is the lack of response against the increased unhoused population across the city during the pandemic. Had the City provided adequate assistance to those who needed shelter, perhaps Yuna could have come home safely that night. It is New York City’s duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents. It should also be noted that there were more crimes, particularly against Asian women, committed by unhoused persons during the pandemic.


Second is the New York City Police’s inadequate response to violent crimes, leading to many more New Yorkers injured, or at times, dead. The police arrived at Yuna’s building in just three minutes. But they waited an additional hour and twenty minutes to actually enter her apartment, even though they had received calls from neighbors regarding the severity of the situation. When they entered, they caught the killer but my daughter was long gone. Are there not so many things the police could have done differently that night?


Now I wish to address direct demands that our family has for the City of New York.


First, we wish to name one of the homeless shelters near Manhattan’s Chinatown the β€œChristina Yuna Lee Memorial Shelter.” It will remind New York of the importance of crime prevention and giving care to those who need it. This demand is based on our family’s wish that no one falls victim to a sudden yet preventable death like Yuna’s.


Second, our family has no desire to be involved in this lawsuit for years to come. It is our wish to come to a swift and fair settlement with the Cityβ€”every penny of the award will be donated to a homeless shelter named after Yuna to aid and support New York’s unhoused population.


We believe this is the way to honor Yuna, who was taken much too soon from the family and friends who loved her dearly.


Thank you,

Sungkon Lee, Christina Yuna’s father

μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜κ°€ λ– λ‚œμ§€ 1λ…„ν•˜κ³ λ„ 3달이 λ„˜κ²Œ μ§€λ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.  κ·Έλ‚  μ΄ν›„λ‘œ κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ° 이별에 저희 가쑱이 κ²ͺκ³  μžˆλŠ” 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 말둜 λ‹€ ν‘œν˜„ν•  수 μžˆκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?
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μœ λ‚˜ 사건 μ†Œμ‹μ„ μ ‘ν•˜κ³ μ„œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ§Žμ€ 뢄듀이 ν‘œν•΄ μ£Όμ‹  애도와 μœ„λ‘œμ— 깊이 κ°μ‚¬λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‹Ήμ‹œ gofundme.com을 ν†΅ν•΄μ„œ 5,200μ—¬ λͺ…이 $430k κ°€λŸ‰μ„ λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜ ν•΄μ£Όμ…¨λŠ”λ°, κΉŠμ€ 고톡과 μŠ¬ν””μ— 잠겨 있던 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ—κ²Œ 참으둜 큰 μœ„λ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, 이 자리λ₯Ό λΉŒμ–΄μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œλ²ˆ 깊이 감사 λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ„λ„€μ΄μ…˜μ— 동참해 μ£Όμ‹  5,200μ—¬ λͺ…μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ„ ν—€μ•„λ €μ„œ 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ‹œλ―Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μœ„ν•œ νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 쑰치의 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ 전달해야 ν–ˆκ³ , μœ μ‚¬ μ‚¬κ±΄μ˜ 재발 방지λ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μΊ νŽ˜μΈμ— μ•žμž₯μ„œμ•Ό ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 저희 κ°€μ‘± λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 큰 좩격 탓에 ν•œλ™μ•ˆ 정신을 차릴 수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³ , λ˜ν•œ λ‘œνŽŒμ—μ„œ μ •μΉ˜μ  λ°œμ–Έμ΄λ‚˜ λ―Έλ””μ–΄ 인터뷰λ₯Ό μ‚Όκ°€ν•  것을 κΆŒν•˜λŠ”λ°”λžŒμ— 이제껏 μ›ν•˜λŠ” λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό 내지 λͺ»ν•˜κ³  μ°Έμ•„μ™”μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹€ μ΄μ œμ„œμ•Ό λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό μƒλŒ€λ‘œ 손해 배상 μ†Œμ†‘μ„ μ œκΈ°ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μžλ¬Έν•΄μ™”λ˜ λ‘œνŽŒκ³Όλ„ λ¬΄λ¦¬ν•œ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬ λΉ„μš© μš”κ΅¬λ‘œ 인해 κ°ˆλΌμ„œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆκΈ°μ—, μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„°λŠ” 저희 가쑱이 μ§„μ •μœΌλ‘œ μ›ν•˜λŠ” 것이 무엇인지 λ‹Ήλ‹Ήνžˆ 밝히고자  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μš°μ„  제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ£½μŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같은 μ‚¬νšŒμ  μš”μΈμ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ²«μ§ΈλŠ” μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ λ§Œμ—°ν•΄μ™”λ˜  λ…Έμˆ™μž λ¬Έμ œκ°€ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή 기간에 더 μ•…ν™”λ˜μ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€
이에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ œλŒ€λ‘œ λŒ€μ²˜ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이둜 인해 제 딸을 죽인 μ‚΄μΈμžμ™€ 같은 λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ΄ λ‰΄μš•μ‹œλ₯Ό 곡포에 λ–¨κ²Œ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°λ„ μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…κ³Ό μ•ˆμ „μ„ μ±…μž„μ Έμ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‰΄μš•μ‹œκ°€ κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ 무엇을 ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ €λŠ” μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ νŒ¬λ”λ―Ή μ‹œκΈ°μ— λ…Έμˆ™μžμ— μ˜ν•œ μ•„μ‹œμ•ˆκ³„ 여성을 λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œν•œ 범죄가 특히 많이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ˜€λ˜ 점을 μ£Όλͺ©ν•  ν•„μš”κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ, κ°•λ ₯ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경찰의  μ μ ˆμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•œ λŒ€μ‘μœΌλ‘œ λ¬΄κ³ ν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒκ±°λ‚˜ λ‹€μΉ˜λŠ” 일듀이 λΉ„μΌλΉ„μž¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ°œμƒν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€λŠ” μ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ λ‚˜ μ‚¬κ±΄μ—μ„œ 보듯이 3λΆ„λ§Œμ— 사건 ν˜„μž₯에 μΆœλ™ν•œ 경찰이 μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…을 κ΅¬ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ μ–΄λ–€ μ‘°μΉ˜λ„ μ·¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€μ±„ 뭉기적거리닀가, 무렀 1μ‹œκ°„ 20뢄이 μ§€λ‚˜μ„œμ•Ό 범행이 이루어진 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ μ•ˆμ— λ“€μ–΄κ°€ 범인을 μ±„ν¬ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 제 λ”Έ μœ λ‚˜λŠ” 이미 μ‚¬λ§ν•œ λ’€μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 경찰의 쑴재 μ΄μœ κ°€ 무엇인지 λ‹€μ‹œ 생각해 λ³Ό μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

끝으둜 저희 가쑱이 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ— μ›ν•˜λŠ” λ°”λ₯Ό λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬κ³ μž ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫째, 사건이 λ°œμƒν–ˆλ˜ λ§¨ν•˜νƒ„ μ°¨μ΄λ‚˜νƒ€μš΄ 인근의 λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„° ν•œ 곳을 Christina Yuna Lee
memorial  shelter둜 λͺ…λͺ…ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. 이λ₯Ό 톡해 λ‰΄μš• μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ—κ²Œ 범죄에 λŒ€ν•œ 경각심을 μΌκΉ¨μ›€μœΌλ‘œμ¨ 범죄 예방의 νš¨κ³Όμ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ λ‹€μ‹œλŠ” 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ μœ λ‚˜μ™€ 같이 μ„ λ Ήν•œ μ‹œλ―Όμ΄ ν—ˆλ¬΄ν•˜κ²Œ λͺ©μˆ¨μ„ μžƒλŠ” 일이 λ°œμƒν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠκΈ°λ₯Ό
λ°”λΌλŠ” 의미λ₯Ό 담은 저희 κ°€μ‘±μ˜ ν•œλ§ΊνžŒ μš”κ΅¬λ₯Ό λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ λ“€μ–΄ μ£Όμ‹œκΈ° λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‘˜μ§Έ. 저희 가쑱은 μ–Έμ œ 끝날지도 λͺ¨λ₯Ό μž¬νŒλ³΄λ‹€λŠ”, κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ λΉ λ₯Έ μ‹œμΌ 내에 λ‰΄μš•μ‹œμ™€ μ›λ§Œν•œ ν•©μ˜κ°€ μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ Έμ„œ μ†Œμ •μ˜ ν•©μ˜κΈˆμ„ λ°›κ²Œ λœλ‹€λ©΄ 전앑을 μœ λ‚˜ μ΄λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ λͺ…λͺ…λœ λ…Έμˆ™μž μ‰˜ν„°μ— κΈ°λΆ€ν•΄μ„œ λ…Έμˆ™μžλ“€μ˜ μž¬ν™œμ„ μœ„ν•΄ μ‚¬μš©ν† λ‘ ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œμ΄ μž”ν˜Ήλ¬΄λ„ν•œ λ²”μ£„λ‘œ 인해 ν™€μ—°νžˆ μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ 곁을  λ– λ‚  μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ μœ λ‚˜μ˜ μ–΅μšΈν•œ μ˜ν˜Όμ„ λ‹¬λž˜μ€„ 수 μžˆλŠ”μœ μΌν•œ 방법이라고 저희 가쑱은 λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

2023λ…„ 6μ›” 5일
μœ λ‚˜ μ•„λΉ  이성곀 올림





June 5, 2023


It has been one year and three months since my daughter Christina Yuna Lee became an angel. Though I cannot begin to describe the hurt and sadness that our family has experienced since then, I sincerely thank everyone who mourned with us. Approximately 5200 people donated to our Gofundme campaign and raised $430kβ€”it was tremendously consoling for us to think that there were so many out there who sympathized and wished to help.


From the start, the campaign’s objective was to communicate to the City of New York a call for a safer community to ensure what happened to Yuna would not happen to anyone else. However, amidst our distress and grief, our family was instructed by the law firm in charge of Yuna’s case to abstain from any media appearance or making political statements. Not long ago, the firm notified us that it wished to amend our existing fee arrangement. After much deliberation, we concluded the resulting legal fees would be astronomical, and that it would be best to obtain new counsel. Since then, we’ve filed suit against the New York City Police and wish to candidly speak about what it is our family wants.


We believe there were several systematic reasons for my daughter Yuna’s death.


First is the lack of response against the increased unhoused population across the city during the pandemic. Had the City provided adequate assistance to those who needed shelter, perhaps Yuna could have come home safely that night. It is New York City’s duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents. It should also be noted that there were more crimes, particularly against Asian women, committed by unhoused persons during the pandemic.


Second is the New York City Police’s inadequate response to violent crimes, leading to many more New Yorkers injured, or at times, dead. The police arrived at Yuna’s building in just three minutes. But they waited an additional hour and twenty minutes to actually enter her apartment, even though they had received calls from neighbors regarding the severity of the situation. When they entered, they caught the killer but my daughter was long gone. Are there not so many things the police could have done differently that night?


Now I wish to address direct demands that our family has for the City of New York.


First, we wish to name one of the homeless shelters near Manhattan’s Chinatown the β€œChristina Yuna Lee Memorial Shelter.” It will remind New York of the importance of crime prevention and giving care to those who need it. This demand is based on our family’s wish that no one falls victim to a sudden yet preventable death like Yuna’s.


Second, our family has no desire to be involved in this lawsuit for years to come. It is our wish to come to a swift and fair settlement with the Cityβ€”every penny of the award will be donated to a homeless shelter named after Yuna to aid and support New York’s unhoused population.


We believe this is the way to honor Yuna, who was taken much too soon from the family and friends who loved her dearly.


Thank you,

Sungkon Lee, Christina Yuna’s father

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