The FBI announced Monday it has arrested and charged two San Bernardino County men for violently stalking and possibly shooting at two victims in Yorba Linda.
According to the FBI, the suspects were identified as Xiang Li, 42, of Chino Hills, and Bowen Zhou, 33, of Upland.
The alleged violent stalking started in March of 2024, when Li and Zhou began targeting a victim identified only as “Victim 1” and her family member, only identified as “Victim 2,” both of Yorba Linda. The FBI says the victims started receiving threatening phone calls from the suspects, claiming they owed someone $150,000 and suggesting to the victims that they were in danger.
“On March 15, 2024, an individual drove to the Yorba Linda residence and left a threatening letter and a knife on the victim’s doorstep,” the FBI details in a release. “Since then, the victims received numerous additional threatening calls and text messages.”
In one of these calls, the suspect purportedly told a victim, “You should know I know where your family lives, and we have a lot of gangsters in the L.A. area.”
Then, on April 4, 2024, an individual allegedly opened fire at the victims’ house — firing six shots — while one victim was inside. The FBI did not state whether anyone was injured as a result.
The FBI executed search warrants over a year later, on June 3, 2025, related to the stalking investigation. “During the search of Li’s residence, the FBI seized ammunition that matched the caliber of the ammunition used during the shooting incident, the phone used to send threatening text messages to Victims 1 and 2, and a phone used to contact Zhou around the time of the stalking incidents,” continued the release.
Meanwhile, a search of Zhou’s residence unveiled a firearm that matched the type that was likely used during the shooting, and the phone that was used to make the threatening calls and to contact Li around the time of the stalking incidents.
Li and Zhou have had an initial appearance before a federal magistrate and, if convicted, face a statutory maximum of five years in federal prison. They are currently being held in federal custody.
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