Police say kidnapped woman found dead in Calif

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police sought the public's help Sunday in finding a parolee identified as the prime suspect in a violent crime spree that included the kidnap-killing of a woman and the shooting of a man at a gas station.

Police cautioned that suspect Paul Ray Castillo, 33, of San Jose is armed and dangerous.

He was being sought by a SWAT team and police homicide and robbery detectives in connection with the death of 60-year-old Cindy Nguyen, whose body was found Saturday in a garage in the Willow Glen neighborhood.

"At this point we're looking at all possibilities as far as his whereabouts, and continuing to develop leads," San Jose police spokesman Jose Garcia said.

The rampage on Friday included the shooting of a 42-year-old man whose name and condition were not released. He was expected to survive.

Authorities believe Castillo killed Nguyen after carjacking her Lexus sedan in a shopping center parking lot Friday afternoon then driving off with her to a house a few miles away, Garcia said.

Nguyen, of Campbell, worked as an office manager and hosted a radio show on a Vietnamese station, the San Jose Mercury News reported (http://bit.ly/q3KOYg).

Castillo was seen Friday evening in an apartment complex, leading nearly 60 officers, police dogs and helicopters to search the area and nearby neighborhood for him.

Officers shot at Castillo when they saw him come at them in a threatening manner, police said, but it was not clear whether he was hit.

After Castillo escaped the dragnet, apparently on foot, Nguyen's car was found parked at the complex.

Castillo was previously wanted for violating the terms of his parole, but Garcia did not know why Castillo had served time.