Wednesday 23 November 2022 11:29 PM A man, 45, arrested in 'violent execution style' killing of four Chinese ... trends now
A suspect has been apprehended in the 'violent execution style' killing of four Chinese nationals at a marijuana farm in rural Oklahoma.
Wu Chen, 45, was arrested without incident by the Miami Beach Police Department on Tuesday around 4pm. He was wanted on a fugitive warrant from Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
Authorities located Chen and his getaway car in Florida after a license plate reader flagged his vehicle.
Chen is facing charges of murder and shooting with intent to kill and will be extradited to Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), The New York Times reported.
Police said the victims had not yet been identified publicly, and their next-of-kin notification was still pending 'because of a significant language barrier.
A fifth person, also a Chinese citizen, was seriously injured and airlifted to a nearby hospital, police said.
Wu Chen, 45, was arrested without incident by the Miami Beach Police Department on Tuesday around 4pm. He was wanted on a fugitive warrant from Kingfisher, Oklahoma
The 10-acre marijuana farm where four Chinese nationals were killed 'execution-style' on Sunday and where one person was injured
Officials at the scene after the quadruple homicide at the rural 10-acre marijuana farm located in Lacey, about 55 miles northwest of Oklahoma City in Kingfisher County
Captain Stan Florence (pictured) of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said at a Monday news conference that Chen knew the victims but it was unclear their connection
The shooting took place at a massive 10-acre marijuana farm located in Lacey, about 55 miles northwest of Oklahoma City in Kingfisher County.
Kingfisher County Sheriff Dennis Banther told the Times & Free Press that Chen and the five victims are of Asian descent with ties to the grow facility.