The remains of Ismael Lopez, suspected in the Sept. 28 La Jolla murder of cab driver Mir Sahou, were discovered off the coast of La Jolla in November, according to police. On Oct. 24, a recreational diver saw what appeared to be human bones in an underwater reef, approximately 150 yards off the beach near the 200 block of Coast Boulevard. San Diego Lifeguard Services divers and San Diego Police Dive Rescue Team members were alerted and searched for the bones, but did not find them. On Nov. 15, a second diver found bones off the shore, in the same general area as the first report, and turned them over to police. Three subsequent dives by public safety personnel produced additional bones, including part of a skull with a bullet hole in it. The Medical Examiner’s Office examined the bones while the department’s Crime Lab extracted DNA from them. On Dec. 21, the Crime Lab determined the bones were those of fugitive Ismael Lopez. Lopez was wanted in connection to the shooting death of Sahou. On the evening of Sept. 28, Sahou was working as a self-employed cab driver when he picked up Lopez at an unknown location. The cab stopped in the 8600 block of La Jolla Scenic Drive North, where Lopez allegedly shot Sahou. Lopez fled in the cab, which he abandoned in the 1200 block of Coast Boulevard. Paint transfer on the cab matched marks on the wooden fence above the ocean, leading investigators to conclude Lopez jumped the curb by accident or contemplated driving the cab into the ocean. The Sahou and Lopez families have been notified of the finding. The Homicide Unit is working with the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine Lopez’ manner of death.