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omonatheydidA Cerritos man was charged Thursday in the execution-style slaying of a childhood friend who was in the area on vacation from South Korea, prosecutors said.
Beong Kwun Cho, 51, is accused of shooting Weon Lee once in the head Tuesday and then leaving the body in a broken-down vehicle in an industrial lot in Anaheim, the Orange County district attorney's office said.
Cho is accused of taking his friend's identification papers and tossing them in a nearby dumpster, prosecutors said. A city worker cleaning streets found the body and contacted authorities.
Lee, who was traveling alone, had been staying with Cho and his family. The two men attended elementary school together in South Korea, according to prosecutors.
Cho is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Santa Ana.
Source: latimes
Cerritos man allegedly killed friend from South Korea
Cerritos man was to be arraigned Friday on charges of murdering his childhood friend visiting from South Korea, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.
Beong Kwun Cho, 51, is accused of shooting 50-year-old Weon Woo Lee, whom he had known since kindergarten, Tuesday night with a shot to the back of the head.
Cho's arraignment was scheduled for 10 a.m. in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana.
Cho has lived with his family in California for seven years. Lee came to California on vacation in November and spent time with Cho and his family, according to the district attorney's office.
Prosecutors claim Cho left Lee's body behind a vehicle in an industrial section of Anaheim. Cho allegedly tossed Lee’s identification in a nearby Dumpster and fled.
A street sweeper discovered Lee’s body a few hours later. A motive for the crime was still under investigation.
Source: latimes
Beong Kwun Cho, 51, is accused of shooting Weon Lee once in the head Tuesday and then leaving the body in a broken-down vehicle in an industrial lot in Anaheim, the Orange County district attorney's office said.
Cho is accused of taking his friend's identification papers and tossing them in a nearby dumpster, prosecutors said. A city worker cleaning streets found the body and contacted authorities.
Lee, who was traveling alone, had been staying with Cho and his family. The two men attended elementary school together in South Korea, according to prosecutors.
Cho is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Santa Ana.
Source: latimes
Cerritos man allegedly killed friend from South Korea
Cerritos man was to be arraigned Friday on charges of murdering his childhood friend visiting from South Korea, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.
Beong Kwun Cho, 51, is accused of shooting 50-year-old Weon Woo Lee, whom he had known since kindergarten, Tuesday night with a shot to the back of the head.
Cho's arraignment was scheduled for 10 a.m. in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana.
Cho has lived with his family in California for seven years. Lee came to California on vacation in November and spent time with Cho and his family, according to the district attorney's office.
Prosecutors claim Cho left Lee's body behind a vehicle in an industrial section of Anaheim. Cho allegedly tossed Lee’s identification in a nearby Dumpster and fled.
A street sweeper discovered Lee’s body a few hours later. A motive for the crime was still under investigation.
Source: latimes
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Date: 2011-01-31 12:38 am (UTC)gosh I wonder why he would do that to a friend. So sad.