Profile

Name: Kevin Ta
Sex: Male
Race: Asian
Age Now: 30
Height: 5'6\"
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
Other Physical Characteristics: May have cut and dyed his hair\rHas a small mole above his lip on the right side\rKnown to wear glasses
Wanted for: First Degree Murder
first degree battery

Locations

Last seen: Ft Smith, AR San Diego, CA Houston/Pasedena, TX
Possible location: Houston/Pasedena, TX California A college in the Houston, Texas area
Last known: Ft. Smith, AR

Traits

He may be in San Diego, CA
May be in the Texas

Case Story

Birthday Party Turns Deadly

Fort Smith Police say Hieu Thrung Tran and his brother, Tung Tran, had been staying with a friend of theirs, Kevin Ta, while in the Fort Smith, Ark. area. Police say that on August 13, 2000, Kevin Ta and the Tran brothers attended a birthday party. Police say their friendship came to an abrupt end when shots rang out at the party. Police say around 4:00 a.m. that morning an altercation occurred between the Tran brothers and Ta's girlfriend. Witnesses told police that Ta and the brothers exchanged words and then Ta stormed out of the party. Police say Ta returned shortly after brandishing a gun. Police say Ta then shot Hieu Tran in the stomach and Tung Tran in the head. Police say someone at the party called 911, but by the time police arrived Ta was long gone. The Tran brothers were transported to St. Edwards Hospital. Tung Tran underwent surgery and survived. His brother, Hieu Tran, wasn't so lucky. Police say he died at 6:48 a.m. that morning. Police quickly were able to identify Ta as the suspect in the shooting. They tracked him to California and then Texas, but were always one step behind him.

A Break in the Case

Police recently received information that Ta could be living in the Houston, Texas area and attending college.  They have reason to believe that Ta may have changed his name and could be living with a girlfriend.