{
  "id": 16109274,
  "title": "Richmond hitman loses appeal of first-degree murder conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/richmond-hitman-loses-appeal-of-first-degree-murder-conviction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:15:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/richmond-hitman-loses-appeal-of-first-degree-murder-conviction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In his appeal, Richard Reed admitted he was the shooter, but argued he had not planned to kill Zhu and therefore should not have been convicted of first-degree murder.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}