Working relationship between victim and killer in Chino Hills kidnapping-execution revealed

The victim in the terrifying Chino Hills kidnapping-execution had a disturbing working relationship with his killer, according to official records unearthed by The Post.

California state business records show that 67-year-old murder suspect Zhengfeng Bo, who allegedly shot 60-year-old Chino Hills resident Shukur Aikebaer to death in front of police after kidnapping him, was also the victim’s boss.

Both the killer and his alleged victim worked for a limited liability firm called Panshi, according to state business records. Panshi, which means “boulder” in Mandarin, was a real estate investment company based out of Zhengfeng’s Irvine home.

Zhengfeng was listed as chief executive officer of the firm in public records, while Aikebaer was identified as the firm’s secretary. Paperwork for the firm was initially filed by Aikebaer in 2018, while Zhengfeng filed updated documents in 2025 and 2026.

Aikebaer also served as a “middleman” for Zhengfeng regarding a $20 million apartment complex in Pasadena, according to ABC 7. Zhengfeng was suing the former managers of the apartment complex, claiming they were not allowing him to take control of the property.

The men had roles together in at least two LLCs, according to business records reviewed by the outlet.

Cops say Zhengfeng had an accomplice, 66-year-old Jianquan Bo, in the car with him when the shocking murder occurred. Jianquan and Zhengfeng lived at the same Irvine address where Panshi was based.

The five-bedroom, five-bath home boasts 4,456 square feet and is worth an estimated $3.3 million, according to PropertyShark. Property records indicate that Zhengfeng and another person named Weiwei Shi bought the home in 2018 for $1.8 million.

The relationship between Zhengfeng and Shi is unclear. Shi did not respond to a request for comment.

Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department say Zhengfeng and Jianquan on Wednesday night drove to the upscale Montverde Drive residence of Aikebaer.

Surveillance footage obtained by the California Post shows a silver car rolling through the quiet neighborhood with its headlights on around 10:15 p.m. before coming to a stop at the victim’s house.

Zhengfeng and Jianquan snuck up to the home and cut its power lines, according to investigators. After the electricity to the house went out, Aikebaer came outside to investigate his power box.

That’s when the Zhengfeng and Jianquan shot and kidnapped Aikebaer, investigators say, before they stuffed him into the trunk of their vehicle and quickly drove away.

A neighbor told KTLA that he jumped when he heard the commotion outside.

“I was in the garage and I heard two or three shots,” he said. “When I heard the shots, I turned around and I heard somebody yelling, ‘Help me, help me!’’

Neighbors also told KTLA they heard a woman screaming that her husband had been shot.

They said she appeared to be tracking him on a phone or device and was heard giving deputies his real-time location.

Witnesses who called 911 amid the abduction prompted officers to canvass the neighborhood.

Sheriff’s deputies in a squad car soon encountered a speeding Nissan Altima with Oregon plates in the area and tried to pull it over. The driver led them on a short chase through a residential neighborhood before stopping in front of homes on Wandering Ridge Drive.  

Deputies called for the men to surrender. Jianquan, who rode in the passenger seat of the vehicle, got out. The driver, Zhengfeng, exited the vehicle, opened the trunk and then fired a shot into it before he was shot and killed by a deputy, the sheriff’s department said.

“All of a sudden we started hearing gunshots going on,” Debbie Maki, 64, who lives on the street where the chase ended, told The New York Times.

Investigators have been searching the home of Aikebaer for clues.

“Investigators also learned the deceased suspect, Zhengfeng, and Aikebaer knew each other through a prior working relationship,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement.

A law enforcement source close to the case said it was likely that Zhengfeng and Jianquan were taking Aikebaer to a remote location to kill him, or else they were delivering him to someone else.

Jianquan is being held on murder and kidnapping charges, the sheriff’s department said. The department also said Zhengfeng and Jianquan lived together.

The Irvine Police Department wrote in an Instagram story Thursday that the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department was serving a search warrant at the home shared by Zhengfeng and Jianquan, the residence that is listed in state business records as the headquarters of Panshi.

“The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department just served a warrant on Crossover, near Benchmark, related to a homicide that occurred earlier today in Chino Hills,” they wrote. “Public safety resources will be at the home investigating.”

The sheriff’s department has not yet indicated any motive in the execution-style killing, and information regarding Panshi is limited. Details on the business do not appear in an online search.

Family friend Adam Nijiati told the Times that Aikebaer was part of a small Uyghur community and lived with his wife and three daughters.

“He is very modest, like the kindest guy you could ever meet in your lifetime,” Mr. Nijiati said. “He’s not that rich, to be honest. I don’t know why would somebody just try to kidnap him.”

The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said an investigation is ongoing. The case will be referred to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for review and filing of charges, police said.