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Dean Lai-How

Case from Renton, WA dated May 18, 2004

Victim Details

Dean Lai-How

Male

Asian

Renton

WA

2004-05-18

34

Dean

Lai-How

07/05/2026

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In the spring of 2004, the life of 34-year-old Dean Lai-How was tragically cut short in what appeared to be the culmination of a troubled and volatile relationship. On the morning of May 18, Lai-How was outside his Renton, Washington, apartment with his dog when he was shot. Despite being alive when police arrived at the third-story apartment, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. He had managed to call 911 and identify his ex-wife as the person who had shot him.

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