SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday for the death of his co-worker.
The accused killer, Duc Minh Bui, and the homicide victim, Regulus Teotico, worked as VTA bus drivers and were assigned to the same yard, according to the public transit agency. Teotico worked for the VTA for a decade and was a father of two.
The victim was found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds on the night of September 20 in an employee parking area of Chaboya Division Yard, located at 2240 South 7th Street in San Jose.
One VTA employee told KRON4 that Bui and Teotico were close friends.
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s captain said investigators believe that the killing was motivated by money. Bui, 33, and Teotico were involved in gambling activities outside of work, the captain said, and there was “money owed between the two from their betting activities.”
Duc Minh Bui’s mugshot was released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office)
In a criminal complaint obtained by KRON4, prosecutors wrote, “Duc Minh Bui personally and intentionally discharged a firearm … (causing) the death of Regulus Teotico.”
Less than 48 hours after the homicide, Bui was arrested as he was leaving his home in San Jose. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon in the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday for the death of his co-worker. The accused killer, Duc Minh Bui, and the homicide victim, Regulus Teotico, worked as VTA bus drivers and were assigned to the same yard, according to the public transit agency. […]
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