Weston Murder Suspect May Have Involvment in Other Crimes
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 -- 8:41 AM
-The Weston murder suspect may have ties to several other crimes in Wisconsin.Police arrested Richie Vue, of St. Paul, Minnesota early Sunday morning here in Clark County after 20-year-old Lee Xiong, was found dead in the apartment she shared with her family on Saturday night. Preliminary reports show she died from a single gunshot wound.
The suspect is currently in Marathon County Jail and he has admitted to some involvement in Saturday night?s incident. He currently has a one million dollar bond.
Police say Vue also has a connection to Christian Peterson of Wausau, who was shot and killed in Eau Claire earlier this month.
According to the criminal complaint, Vue took stolen handguns and the stolen Ford truck from Christian Peterson just weeks ago. Police say Peterson tried to steal a truck at a Culver's restaurant in Eau Claire.
Peterson was shot when he refused to drop a gun and he later died from his injuries.
Peterson had escaped from the Marathon County Jail last month during a work release.
Police are also trying to determine if the gun Vue used in the murder is one of the guns that was stolen at the beginning of October.
Four handguns went missing from Condition One Gun Shop in Wausau early this month and one of those weapons was a 40 caliber handgun, which is the same size weapon used in Saturday?s homicide.
It was one of two found near Vue when he was taken into custody here in Clark County.
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