Man accused of killing brother of Lapu-Lapu Day murder suspect pleads guilty
Alexander Lo, 31, was found dead in a home near Knight Street and East 33rd Avenue in Vancouver in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2024.
Dwight William Kematch, 39, was arrested at the scene and charged with the killing. He pleaded guilty to the single count of second-degree murder on Friday.
Kematch's sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 11 at 10 a.m. PT in Vancouver.
Investigators have not said how Alexander Lo died.
Three months ago, his younger brother, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, was arrested after allegedly driving his SUV into a crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.
He is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder and is currently the subject of a court hearing to determine whether he is fit to stand trial on those charges.
Police have said Kai-Ji Adam Lo was under the care of a mental health team at the time of the alleged car ramming attack.
According to a February 2024 story in the Detroit Free Press, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alleges Kematch sent death threats over Facebook to the then-mayor and council of Hamtramck, Mich., three days before Alexander Lo was murdered in Vancouver.
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