Missing men feared dead amid chop-shop dispute in Oakland

The Brief

  • Two men have been missing since May.
  • Police and family members fear foul play as a result of a chop-shop dispute.
  • The warehouse was repeatedly raided by investigators

OAKLAND, Calif. It’s been seven months since Justin Wayne Lee, 29, and Esmeraldo Vivero, 34, vanished without a trace.

Now, KTVU has learned Oakland police believe the two friends may have been killed as a result of a dispute among car-theft suspects.

Notorious chop shop raided again

What we know:

Video posted on Instagram this week shows Oakland police and the FBI searching a well-known chop shop at the corner of 100th Avenue and Pearmain Street in East Oakland. Authorities went into the heavily fortified building believing human remains could have been buried inside.

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