Ruochen Tony Liao, a 28-year-old Chinese national who sold high-end cars, was abducted from the San Gabriel Square shopping center on west Valley Boulevard in San Gabriel on July 16, 2018, at about 7:30 p.m. Three men in two black vehicles, believed to be a Toyota Sienna minivan and a Range Rover SUV, forced him into a dark-colored minivan. His family says the kidnapping appears linked to a business deal gone sour; Liao had been meeting with a man known as David about a debt collection and was seen getting into a minivan during their third meeting.

The ransom was not paid, and further contact ceased. Authorities later identified a suspect as Peicheng Shen, and charges were brought in the case. Investigators believe Liao was held and suffered fatal injuries before his body was moved; remains found in the Mojave Desert were later identified by DNA as his.

If anyone saw Liao in San Gabriel on July 16, 2018, or remembers the two black vehicles near San Gabriel Square that evening, please come forward with information.