Crime & Safety
Uncle Charged with Murder for Nephews' Killings
Deyun Shi, who is facing extradition from Hong Kong, is also charged with domestic violence against his wife in La Cañada Flintridge.
Two counts of murder have been filed against a San Gabriel man arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of killing his two teenage nephews in their Arcadia home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
The felony complaint for extradition arrest warrant, filed Wednesday, charges Deyun Shi, also known as Jeff Shi, 44, with last week’s killings of 16-year-old William Lin and 15-year-old Anthony Lin.
The complaint alleges that Shi used a bolt cutter during the commission of the crimes.
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Shi is also charged with injuring his estranged wife in a separate attack Jan. 21 at her La Cañada Flintridge home. That charge includes an allegation that he personally inflicted great bodily injury and used a maul -- a type of hammer -- in the commission of the crime.
He could face a maximum of life in prison if convicted of the charges, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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The teenage brothers were found by their parents about 12:40 p.m. Friday at their home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue. They appeared to have suffered blunt force trauma and were pronounced dead at the scene, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide Lt. Eddie Hernandez.
The boys’ uncle is suspected of killing them after becoming enraged that his wife had obtained a restraining order against him and begun divorce proceedings.
Shi -- a Chinese national -- was arrested Saturday after landing at Hong Kong International Airport.
Shi agreed Monday to return to the United States for prosecution, but it was not immediately clear how long it would take for him to be sent back to the United States or when he would appear in court for arraignment.
China has no extradition treaty with the United States, but since 1998, Hong Kong has allowed the return of fugitives through a mutual legal assistance arrangement with the U.S.
A candlelight vigil for the two slain Arcadia High School students was held Monday night at the campus.
--City News Service, photo courtesy of the Arcadia Police Department
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