3 suspects arrested in execution-style killing of wealthy couple, Bao and Jenny Lam, in private gated Houston community
Three suspects arrested in execution-style killing of Spring couple, Bao and Jenny Lam, both 61
Sheriff’s Office identified the suspects as Aakiel Kendrick, 21, Khari Kendrick, 22, and 20-year-old Erick Peralta
Sheriff says one of the suspects confessed to his role in the murder of Bao and Jenny Lam inside their home
The couple who own several Subway franchises in the Houston, Texas area was ambushed at their home at the Northgate Forest subdivision last Thursday
Police found the Lams ‘bound and executed’ inside their home on Saturday after a welfare check call by family
Investigators said the couple was ambushed at their home at the Northgate Forest subdivision last Thursday. Earlier this week, the sheriff’s office released surveillance video of two men who were seen walking in that area around that time.
In the video, two men are seen arriving in a black 2007 to 2014 Lincoln Navigator. The driver parks the vehicle in the turnaround, and then both men can be seen walking up the street before crawling under the gate.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas released this still from a surveillance video of a suspect in the double murder of Bao and Jenny Lam
In this surveillance still two of the men can be seen making one of their several trips into the home
Authorities said they received numerous tips as a result of media coverage, which led investigators to the Lincoln Navigator the suspects were seen in near the victims’ home.
Two suspects were caught on surveillance video arriving at the subdivision Thursday, parking a Lincoln Navigator near the gate and then crawling under the gate and into the neighborhood, according to the sheriff’s office.
During a news conference Wednesday, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the Lincoln vehicle did not belong to the suspects and were most likely used in other crimes.
The Lams’ bodies were found inside their home on Saturday after a welfare check call by family.
Deputies believe the Lams were ambushed inside their garage, and then forced inside their home by their killers.
Investigators said the husband and wife were found with their hands and feet bound, and both died from gunshot wounds.
The suspects allegedly fled in the Lams’ car before returning and going into the house a few hours later, authorities said. Over the course of those few days, the suspects likely went back into the house several times, the sheriff’s office said.
The house appeared to be ransacked with firearms and other valuables were missing, the sheriff’s office said.
“I want to thank the Harris County community for helping our dedicated investigators bring justice to the Lam family and get these dangerous criminals off our streets,” said Sheriff Gonzalez. “We join the Lam family in grieving our entire community’s loss.”
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