Shao H. Huang, 52, of San Francisco, was found dead on August 27, 2020, at an illegal marijuana cultivation site near Weed, California. His body was located in a makeshift living area built from two-by-fours and plywood off Zane Grey Drive in the Mt. Shasta Vista area after the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a possible shooting early that morning. Authorities say the land Huang occupied did not belong to him and that the killing did not appear to be a random act of violence.

The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, the North State Major Investigations Team and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department conducted an extensive investigation. On April 29, 2021, Alvin Thao, 26, from the Sacramento area, was arrested and charged in connection with Huang’s murder after multiple search warrants were served in the Sacramento area. Details remain limited as detectives withhold specific information to avoid compromising the ongoing case.

Anyone with information about Huang or the incident is asked to contact investigators with relevant tips.