Police Handling
Victoria Police gave information about Xue to Interpol, the New Zealand and U.S. police on 16 September. Once Ms Liu's body was found, an arrest warrant for Xue was issued by New Zealand Police on 20 September and sent to Interpol in the United States who were quick to issue a 'red notice' asking the Los Angeles Police Department to find the wanted man. However, the LAPD claimed they did not receive an arrest warrant from Interpol and that they required a warrant directly from New Zealand. New Zealand police were quick to refute the claim and did not require to send another to the LAPD. The Federal Bureau of Investigation also offered their help in finding Xue.
New Zealand Police were criticised for bungling the investigation, including failure to discover Ms Liu's body in the parked car for at least two days, and slow response to issue a warrant for the arrest of Xue, allowing him to disappear in the USA.
The U.S. Marshals Service issued a wanted poster for Xue, describing him as 'armed and dangerous'. They recommended that if Xue was spotted, he should not be confronted. He was also on the highly-viewed television show America's Most Wanted.
Xue was since seen in Houston, Texas, Biloxi, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama.
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