SAN JOSE -- Chinh N. Nguyen, a 36-year-old who was slain when
gunfire peppered an Alum Rock Avenue restaurant Monday night,
was a devoted family man with a 3-year-old daughter and a son on
the way, a computer geek in the tech industry who did nothing to
make himself a target, according to a close friend.  "I can't
believe it," said his friend and co-worker Carlos, who didn't
want his last name used because of the lack of information about
the homicide. "Everybody is in shock."  Police have not
identified any suspects or a motive in the shooting and have
called it "random." Part of that assessment appears to be based
on the restaurant being fairly concealed to the outside with
opaque doors and tinted windows, which coupled with the night
darkness would have made it difficult to see who was inside.
There were no updates to the investigation Thursday.  Nguyen was
struck by at least one bullet when someone fired into the Hoang
Hon Bar and Restaurant just after 10 p.m. Monday. Two other
people were also shot but