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Charice Pempengco,19, one of the stars of the hit show Glee, had to return home to the Philippines today after her father was stabbed to death in a small grocery store by a drunk man.

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Charice’s dad, Ricky Pempengco, a 40-year-old construction worker, bumped into the drunk man who became angry and stabbed him with an ice pick in the chest and back.

Charice had been estranged from her father after her mother left him when Charice and her younger brother were small children.

In a Twitter post Tuesday, Charice said she once had a “really great relationship” with her father before their family troubles began. She later tweeted:

“I have to go back to the Philippines as soon as possible to be with my family. I loved him and I will still love him, he’s still my Dad after all.”

A manhunt has been launched for the suspect, with a $470 award for information leading to his arrest.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Charice and her family as they cope with this horrible tragedy.