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Surviving Suspect Charged in Chino Hills Kidnapping and Trunk Killing

Prosecutors say the murder charge rests on an alleged planned kidnapping with a special‑circumstance claim that could allow harsher penalties, prompting investigators to review business records and seized evidence.

Overview

  • Investigators say two brothers drove to a Chino Hills home on Wednesday night, cut power, shot 60‑year‑old Shukur Aikebaer and forced him into the trunk of a Nissan before fleeing.
  • Deputies located the car after neighbors reported gunfire and screams, pursued it about 1–2 miles, and at the stop the driver opened the trunk, fired into it, and was killed by deputies.
  • San Bernardino prosecutors charged 66‑year‑old Jianquan Bo with murder and filed a special‑circumstance allegation that the killing occurred during a kidnapping; he pleaded not guilty and is held without bail.
  • Police and the FBI executed search warrants at the brothers’ Irvine home, seized evidence, detained occupants and are examining business records as a possible motive linked to prior real‑estate ties.
  • The special‑circumstance filing invokes California’s felony‑murder doctrine, which can raise sentencing exposure including possible capital penalties, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled as prosecutors prepare their case.