5 Black teens beat Chinese restaurant owner to death with bricks 09⧸06⧸2000

The murder was brutal. Police say late Friday night, five teens ordered Chinese food, then ambushed the 44-year-old immigrant who made the delivery. Jin-Sheng Liu was beaten to death with bricks for the food he was carrying.

"One of the subjects held him down, another put a bedsheet over his head and others beat and punched him and used bricks in the attack. Then one of the bags of Chinese food was taken and eaten by the perpetrators," says NYPD Chief Deputy Patrick Timlin.

The medical examiners office says an autopsy concluded Liu died from multiple blunt impact injuries to his face, scalp and torso. Investigators recovered bricks at the scene which they believe were used to murder Liu.

On Tuesday, police arrested Stacy Royster, 17, Darryl Tyson, 17, Jamel Murphy, 17, James Stone, 16, and Robert Savage, who is 14.

"It leaves all of us shaking our heads. Why they would do this?" asks Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. "They ordered Chinese food earlier and they wanted more, and they apparently didn't have enough money."

On Wednesday, The Golden Wok restaurant, which Liu owned, was closed. He leaves behind a wife and two teenage children.

Other immigrants who also operate businesses on the same street are still shocked, but say crime is a reality of doing business in their neighborhood. Others hope those who are responsible will be punished for their crime.

All five teenagers have been charged with multiple counts of second degree murder, as well as robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted, they face a maximum of 25 years to life in prison, with the exception of the 14-year-old, who as a juvenile would face a maximum of nine years to life in prison.