A trial began Monday for a man charged in a shooting that killed two men in Chicago’s Chinatown in 2020.
Alvin Thomas is charged with the murders of Huayi Bian, 36, and Weizhing Xiong, 38, during a robbery attempt in a parking lot at Tan Court and Wells Street at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 — a little over a month before the COVID pandemic shutdowns.
Police said the two men were with Xiong’s wife when Thomas tried to rob them…