The
first suspect was identified as 20-year-old Bryan Barnes, who authorities say
lives near USC.
Police
also arrested 19-year-old Javier Bolden of Palmdale, who is suspected of being
an accomplice in the April 11, shooting deaths of Ming Qu
and Ying Wu, both 23.
According
to the Los
Angeles Times, a cell phone allegedly taken from one of the victims helped
police track the suspects.
"Forensic
evidence that was recovered at the scene of the double homicide linked that
homicide to two attempt murders in the city of
The
electrical engineering students were fatally shot about 1 a.m. during a
downpour while sitting in Qu's recently purchased
2003 BMW, which was double-parked in the 2700 block of
Wu
was found in the passenger seat and Qu on the steps
of a nearby house where he collapsed while trying to summon help, police said.
"These
arrests today can't bring back those lost lives but the efforts of the LAPD in
tracking down suspects of such heinous crimes will allow justice to be
served," said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
The
suspects, who were being held without bail, have been booked into