Incident: Homicide (Updated News Release)
Contact: Watch Commander – (626) 574-5156
Date /
Time of Press Release: January 7, 2014, 4:00
p.m.
On January 7, 2014, at approximately 8:24 a.m.,
officers responded to an apartment complex located in the 900 Block of Arcadia
Avenue on the report of a female not breathing. On arrival officers encountered
a female victim inside of an apartment suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Arriving officers were directed to a possible suspect who had just left the
location. Responding officers were able to locate the suspect and took him into
custody without incident.
Paramedics from the Arcadia Fire Department responded
to the scene and transported the victim to Huntington Memorial Hospital where
she was pronounced deceased by emergency room personnel.
The victim was identified as Xiaolin Li, a
41-year-old female resident of Arcadia.
The arrested suspect was identified by family members as the
father-in-law of the victim. Li Zhu, a
68-year-old male resident of Arcadia was booked at the Arcadia City Jail on a
charge of murder with his bail set at $1,000,000.00. Both the victim and suspect reside together
along with other family members.
This continuing investigation is being
handled by Arcadia Police Department Detectives. The motive appears to be related to an
on-going dispute within the family.
Anyone with
information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police
Department at (626) 574-5151. If you
prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by
dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES
(274637), or using the tip page at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.
Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police
By: Lieutenant
Colleen Flores
Detective
Bureau Commander
Refer
to Case # 14-0102
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