Police Still Working Leads In 10-Year-Old Double Murder Case
Suspect Omar Mora believed to have fled to Mexico
May 23, 2017 at 5:02 p.m.
By Michael [email protected]
Omar Mora, 41, suspected of killing his wife Lisa Heather Mora and Harpal Singh on May 23, 2007, is still at large.
“We want to bring him in to bring closure to the community and the families of the two were lost,” said Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker.
Whitaker was working as a detective when the murders happened.
Police allege Omar drove to the Phillips 66 on Center Street and shot the store owner, Singh, in a store full of customers.
As Warsaw police investigated the death of Singh, Omar reportedly drove home to Vicky Lane, shot through a locked door and shot Lisa as she begged for her life in front of their children, who were 2 and 7 at the time.
As a neighbor called 911 and was explaining what happened to the dispatcher, one of the children can be heard saying, “No he shot her, she’s dead.”
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers were dispatched to Vicky Lane to work the scene. Lisa was pronounced dead on arrival at a Fort Wayne Hospital.
By the time police arrived at Vicky Lane, Omar had already fled the scene in his pickup truck. The truck was found July 23, 2007, in the 2300 block of West Montana Street in Chicago. It’s a side street located right by Kennedy Expressway.
Police believe the truck was left there the night of murders. Omar’s vehicle had a ticket on it when it was towed. The truck was not flagged because it was probably plated and meter maids, not the Chicago police, placed the ticket, so they no access to a criminal database.
After local Law enforcement picked up the truck, Omar disappeared.
The case was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” twice and a $10,000 reward has been offered for Omar’s whereabouts.
Police believe Omar fled to his home country of Mexico and he is currently there, according to KCSD Det. Shane Bucher. The case was initially led by Jon Tyler, but after Tyler went back to becoming a road officer. Bucher and Joshua Spangle took over the case.
“We just process the information that we get and work the leads,” Bucher said.
The warrant issued by Prosecutor Dan Hampton would allow Mexican police to arrest Omar. If Omar is apprehended, Hampton and the U.S. Government would just have to prove Omar was the person charged in the case in order to extradite him back to America.
“The law enforcement community is continuing to exercise all reasonable efforts to effectuate the outstanding arrest warrant,” Hampton said.
The closest police may of come to Omar was an informant in Mexico who claimed to want to give up his location. However, on the way to the meeting, the informant was killed after his car collided with a semi. It is unknown whether the informant was credible.
Hampton was reluctant to talk about the current status of the case. “On one hand, I wish I could I share everything we’re doing to apprehend Mora, on the other hand, I don’t want to damage any of the progress we’ve recently made,” he said.
The most recent action on the case came in 2013 when Hampton took depositions of the witnesses in the case.
Omar’s court-appointed attorney, Scott Reust, objected on the basis that he has not met with his clients and it violates his client's right to question witnesses against him.
Kosciusko Circuit Court Michael Reed ruled that Omar created the problem by fleeing jurisdiction.
KSCD worked with the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Office in the case.
Omar is described as being 5 feet, 7 inches and around 170 pounds. He has dark hair and brown eyes and may have a beard or mustache.
People with information about Omar’s whereabouts can call dispatch at 574-267-5677 or Crimestoppers at 574-288-Stop.
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Omar Mora, 41, suspected of killing his wife Lisa Heather Mora and Harpal Singh on May 23, 2007, is still at large.
“We want to bring him in to bring closure to the community and the families of the two were lost,” said Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker.
Whitaker was working as a detective when the murders happened.
Police allege Omar drove to the Phillips 66 on Center Street and shot the store owner, Singh, in a store full of customers.
As Warsaw police investigated the death of Singh, Omar reportedly drove home to Vicky Lane, shot through a locked door and shot Lisa as she begged for her life in front of their children, who were 2 and 7 at the time.
As a neighbor called 911 and was explaining what happened to the dispatcher, one of the children can be heard saying, “No he shot her, she’s dead.”
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers were dispatched to Vicky Lane to work the scene. Lisa was pronounced dead on arrival at a Fort Wayne Hospital.
By the time police arrived at Vicky Lane, Omar had already fled the scene in his pickup truck. The truck was found July 23, 2007, in the 2300 block of West Montana Street in Chicago. It’s a side street located right by Kennedy Expressway.
Police believe the truck was left there the night of murders. Omar’s vehicle had a ticket on it when it was towed. The truck was not flagged because it was probably plated and meter maids, not the Chicago police, placed the ticket, so they no access to a criminal database.
After local Law enforcement picked up the truck, Omar disappeared.
The case was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” twice and a $10,000 reward has been offered for Omar’s whereabouts.
Police believe Omar fled to his home country of Mexico and he is currently there, according to KCSD Det. Shane Bucher. The case was initially led by Jon Tyler, but after Tyler went back to becoming a road officer. Bucher and Joshua Spangle took over the case.
“We just process the information that we get and work the leads,” Bucher said.
The warrant issued by Prosecutor Dan Hampton would allow Mexican police to arrest Omar. If Omar is apprehended, Hampton and the U.S. Government would just have to prove Omar was the person charged in the case in order to extradite him back to America.
“The law enforcement community is continuing to exercise all reasonable efforts to effectuate the outstanding arrest warrant,” Hampton said.
The closest police may of come to Omar was an informant in Mexico who claimed to want to give up his location. However, on the way to the meeting, the informant was killed after his car collided with a semi. It is unknown whether the informant was credible.
Hampton was reluctant to talk about the current status of the case. “On one hand, I wish I could I share everything we’re doing to apprehend Mora, on the other hand, I don’t want to damage any of the progress we’ve recently made,” he said.
The most recent action on the case came in 2013 when Hampton took depositions of the witnesses in the case.
Omar’s court-appointed attorney, Scott Reust, objected on the basis that he has not met with his clients and it violates his client's right to question witnesses against him.
Kosciusko Circuit Court Michael Reed ruled that Omar created the problem by fleeing jurisdiction.
KSCD worked with the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Office in the case.
Omar is described as being 5 feet, 7 inches and around 170 pounds. He has dark hair and brown eyes and may have a beard or mustache.
People with information about Omar’s whereabouts can call dispatch at 574-267-5677 or Crimestoppers at 574-288-Stop.
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