A recreational boater came across the body of Sang Ho Kim, 63, around 8:30 a.m. near Iona Island, a marshy landmass just south of the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Mr. Kim’s widow said Monday evening in a telephone interview that his body was found near where his mother’s ashes were scattered several years ago.Mr. Kim’s white Honda Pilot was found abandoned on Wednesday evening about eight miles away, near Cold Spring. That morning, the police say, he walked into Savenergy, a company in East Garden City, and shot his former boss, John Choi, and a store employee, Yong Jae Shin, in a dispute over money he believed he was owed. Mr. Shin died.
“The tragic violence in East Garden City and the search for Mr. Kim in our local community caused fear and apprehension for many folks,” the Putnam sheriff, Donald B. Smith, said in a statement. “Today’s events have at least allowed us to turn the page on what was a scary chapter for local residents.”
A manhunt led to lockdowns at several schools across the county, north of New York City, and involved over 100 law enforcement agents, some of whom were dropped from helicopters to search mountainous terrain.
Mr. Choi, the owner of the energy company, was in critical but stable condition on Monday, according to his family. A wake for Mr. Shin was held on Sunday in Flushing, Queens.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: September 30, 2013
An earlier version of this article misspelled the surname of the suspect in the shootings. He is Sang Ho Kim, not San.
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