Man charged with murder after brother killed victim in Chino Hills kidnapping
San Bernardino County prosecutors charged 66-year-old Jianquan Bo with murder after a kidnapping that ended with the victim being shot inside a car trunk and the suspect’s brother killed by deputies.
San Bernardino County prosecutors announced Monday that 66-year-old Jianquan Bo has been charged with murder in connection with the kidnapping and killing of 60-year-old Shukur Aikebaer in Chino Hills. The charge carries a special circumstance because Aikebaer died during the commission of a kidnapping, district attorney Jason Anderson said.
According to authorities, Bo and his older brother, Zhengfeng Bo, drove from Irvine to Monteverde Drive in Chino Hills on Wednesday night, shot Aikebaer and placed his body in the trunk of their Nissan Altima. The brothers then led deputies on a high-speed chase before stopping on Wandering Ridge Drive. During the traffic stop, Zhengfeng Bo exited the vehicle, shot the victim inside the trunk and was subsequently killed by deputy gunfire. Bo, who was the passenger, was taken into custody without injury.
Anderson said Bo was charged because he knew the plan and participated in the kidnapping, though he was not charged in connection with his brother’s death because the fatal shooting was committed solely by Zhengfeng Bo. "We had to dust off our law books for this one," Anderson added.
Sheriff Shannon Dicus described the incident as a calculated act of violence. Surveillance video obtained by a local television station shows a man believed to be Zhengfeng Bo exiting the driver’s side, returning to pull the trunk release, and then falling after shooting the victim.
Investigators said Aikebaer was at home when a power outage prompted him to step outside, where he encountered the two brothers. They noted that Aikebaer and the Bo brothers had a prior business relationship through Panshi Inc., a commercial real-estate firm, and that a financial dispute may have motivated the crime. The motive remains under investigation.
Family members gathered at the victim’s home on Monday, but several declined to comment. Legal representatives for Zhengfeng Bo indicated that the brothers had previously been involved in a $20-million apartment complex dispute, but said their relationship had not been adversarial until the shooting.