A suspect in a fatal 2006 shooting in Burnaby will make his first appearance in court tomorrow after being extradited from South Korea Friday.
Jui-Kai Weng (formerly Lee-Chia “Kenny” Weng) was 28 years old in early 2006 when he was charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder in relation to a double shooting on Jan. 22, 2006.
At about 2:20 a.m. that day, Burnaby RCMP responded to a call of shots fired in the parking lot of 3355 North Rd., according to an IHIT press release.
Police found two men with gunshot wounds and both were taken to hospital.
One of the victims sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds, but 19-year-old Shaoxin Zhang died of his injuries.
Witnesses told police three men had gone up to a couple of others and there had been an argument followed by gun shots, according to reports at the time.
The suspects were then seen in a Toyota Camry, heading south along North Road.
Weng was quickly identified as a suspect in the case, but IHIT learned he had fled to Taiwan soon after the shooting.
An Interpol red notice was issued for his arrest, and, in March, IHIT was informed Weng had been taken into custody in South Korea.
The South Korean courts granted his extradition on June 26, and he arrived in Canada Friday.
“IHIT is grateful for the assistance provided by all its domestic partners as well as its partnership with law enforcement officials of South Korea,” IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Frank Jang said in the release.
Huan Sheng “Leo” Tang was charged and convicted of obstruction of justice in 2008 for his involvement in the shooting.
