Husband Arrested in Slaying of Burbank Woman
A Rosemead man who tried to re-register a slain woman’s car has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Burbank police said Tuesday.
Chong Kun So, 29, was arrested Monday afternoon when he tried to obtain a duplicate ownership certificate for a car driven by his estranged wife, Yon Chong So, 29, of Burbank, Sgt. Bob Brode said.
The woman was found fatally shot Monday morning in the carport of her Kling Street apartment. A statewide alert for the dead woman’s car was issued after a witness told police he saw a man drive away in it, Burbank Police Lt. Duane Dow said.
Police said the suspect was detained late Monday afternoon at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Los Angeles by state police and held for Burbank officers.
Chong Kun So was held without bail in the Burbank jail and scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Burbank Municipal Court. The couple’s 6-year-old son, who was in school during the shooting, was taken into protective custody.
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