Homicide victim identified; authorities recover missing van late Friday

Clay Bailey
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Crime scene tape

Memphis police identified the victim of a fatal Thanksgiving morning shooting as Robert Wong, 68.

Wong's minivan, taken during the crime, was recovered Friday afternoon in the 5500 block of Crepe Myrtle, authorities said.

Wong was found fatally shot at his home on Cochese on Thursday morning. 

Wong's minivan, a 2005 Honda Odyssey, had been the subject of regular broadcasts by the Memphis Police Department throughout Thursday and Friday stating the van had clutter piled to the vehicle's ceiling. The minivan also has a Air National Guard sticker on the lower left of the windshield.

The Crepe Myrtle location where the van was found is about 4.5 miles from Wong's home on Cochese.