A fugitive was wanted for 2 killings in California. After 8 years on the run, he was found in Laos

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An 8-year-old manhunt for a suspect in two California killings came to an end this week after a South Korean national was detained abroad and returned to the United States to face murder charges.Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.

Prosecutors filed an arrest warrant for Kim in November 2018, but he is believed to have fled and eluded authorities for eight years.“Mr.Kim’s cowardly acts of violence finally caught up with him, despite being halfway across the globe,” said Patrick Grandy, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, in a statement.

Kim is believed to have hired a hitman for the ambush and killing of a man in San Jose on June 27, 2016.Police say the victim was shot in his car after stopping by a residential neighborhood.But the investigation by San Jose police determined the hitman had killed the wrong person.

World & Nation It is his fourth known attempt to flee China.Appearing at the court hearing, he told reporters that he hopes to go to Canada via South Korea to reunite with his wife and daughters, who already resettled there.For years, however, no arrest warrant was issued for Kim.

Then on Sept.5, 2018, Kim was suspected of shooting and killing his friend, 26-year-old Christopher Kim, in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster after the two argued over money.

Authorities say Kim allegedly shot his friend six times in front of his girlfriend and then fled on foot.On Nov.

20, 2018, police in Orange County issued an arrest warrant for Kim.San Jose police continued their investigation into the 2016 killing as well and, on Feb.

3, 2020, an arrest warrant was issued for Kim for allegations of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder ...