Jim Tan murder

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Charlie Tan -



Only weeks before Liang Tan was fatally shot — allegedly by his son, a sophomore at Cornell University — Tan's wife sought an order of protection because she was a victim of abuse, according to a Monroe County defense lawyer.

That claim — that the Tan household in Pittsford was, in contrast to its serene suburban setting, violent and tumultuous — will likely be the centerpiece of the defense for Charles Tan, the 19-year-old now accused of fatally shooting his father.

Charles Tan is charged with second-degree murder, arrested at his home Monday night by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Authorities allege that he shot his father, Liang, multiple times with a shotgun.

Tan's defense attorney, James Nobles, said Wednesday that he has seen police reports alleging abuse in the household at 37 Coachside Lane. Liang Tan was abusive toward his wife, Qing Tan, and Charles and an older brother, Nobles said.

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