A bizarre murder mystery in Chino Hills where 'nothing makes sense.' What we know

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Set us as preferred A bizarre murder mystery unfolded in Chino Hills last week, where police say a man was abducted from his house by two brothers and placed in the trunk of a car.Police began a chase, which ended with one of the suspects shooting the victim in front of sheriff’s deputies before they fatally shot him.Here is what we know:Authorities allege that on Wednesday night, Jianquan Bo and his older brother, Zhengfeng Bo , drove more than 30 miles from their Irvine home to the 2100 block of Monteverde Drive in Chino Hills, where they shot Shukur Aikebaer and stuffed him into the trunk of their silver Nissan Altima.“This was a calculated act of violence,” said San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus.The brothers then led deputies on a high-speed chase for more than a mile before stopping in the 2400 block of Wandering Ridge Drive, according to the Sheriff’s Department.Dicus said deputies were not aware that anyone was in the trunk of the car during the traffic stop.

California Suspect and victim in a deadly Chino Hills trunk execution were commercial real estate partners embroiled in a business dispute, attorney says.“Normally, law enforcement officers order people out of the car,” Dicus said, but Jianquan Bo got out of the car, drawing the focus of the deputies who struggled to communicate through a language barrier.It was during this confusion that Zhengfeng Bo, 67, allegedly exited the vehicle and shot the victim before being killed by gunfire from the deputies.San Bernardino County Dist.

Atty.Jason Anderson said the deputies fired only after Zhengfeng Bo shot the victim inside the trunk.

Because the act that prompted the deputies to open fire was committed solely by the deceased suspect, Jianquan Bo could not be charged in connection with his brother’s death.“We had to dust off our law books for...