Prosecutors name Shukur Aikebaer as victim in Chino Hills murder case
San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson identified the 60-year-old at a news conference Monday, as Jianquan Bo pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges.
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Aug 16, 2026, 10:56 a.m. ET
Man, 66, pleads not guilty in Chino Hills murder and kidnapping case; Shukur Aikebaer, 60, named as victim
Shukur Aikebaer, 60, has been identified as the victim in a case in Chino Hills, California, dated July 29, 2026. Investigators and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department released his name and age. San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson named him publicly at a news conference on Monday, where he spoke about Aikebaer's family and said the family was devastated.
Investigators said Zhengfeng Bo and Jianquan Bo drove to Aikebaer's Chino Hills home at around 10:14 p.m. on July 29. Investigators also said that at around 10:15 p.m., Aikebaer stepped outside his home in the 2100 block of Monteverde Drive in Chino Hills to inspect the home's electrical panel. The venue in the record is given as a home in the 2100 block of Monteverde Drive, Chino Hills; the record does not specify what level of location detail officials themselves confirmed.
The two men named in the case are Zhengfeng Bo, 67, and Jianquan Bo, 66. The record does not identify which agency or official released those names, and it does not state the current status of either man.
According to a Ca Post photo caption, Jianquan Bo appeared for his arraignment in Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges. Ca Post reported that he is due back in court on August 12.
A San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokesperson, Gloria Orejel, said deputies ordered two occupants out of a vehicle and that the passenger complied: "Deputies ordered two occupants out of the vehicle. The passenger did comply. However, the driver exited the vehicle, approached the trunk of the suspect vehicle and fired a shot into a victim that was inside the trunk," Orejel said. The record does not place that encounter at a stated time or location relative to the events described by investigators.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, the Chino Hills Fire Department and the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office are listed as responding agencies. Casualty information reflects details as of Friday, when new details were released. No motive is stated in the record available.
Aug 15, 2026, 7:59 p.m. ETFirst report
Prosecutors identify Chino Hills victim; surviving suspect pleads not guilty to murder, kidnapping
San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson publicly identified Shukur Aikebaer, a father of three, as the victim in the Chino Hills, California, case in which Jianquan Bo now faces murder and kidnapping charges. Anderson named Aikebaer at a news conference on Monday, where he said the family was devastated.
Aikebaer was at his Chino Hills home. Investigators believe electricity to the residence was cut in an apparent attempt to draw him outside, and that he stepped out to investigate. Investigators said Zhengfeng Bo and Jianquan Bo drove to the home at around 10:14 p.m. on July 29.
Zhengfeng Bo was killed by deputies in an officer-involved shooting. Deputies returned fire, killing him at the scene.
Jianquan Bo, named by prosecutors and by Anderson, is in custody. He appeared for his arraignment in Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges, according to a Ca Post photo caption. He is due back in court on August 12, according to the Ca Post.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, the Chino Hills Fire Department and the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office are listed as the responding agencies.
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