The victim of a deadly carjacking in Inglewood, California, was identified Friday as a 63-year-old man from La Habra.
Family members told NBC Walker had lived in California for over 40 years and worked with people who have special needs.The deadly chain of events began as police were conducting a surveillance operation on the robbery-murder suspect in the 5900 block of 7th Avenue. Detectives watched the man get into the passenger side of a vehicle and leave the area.
A short pursuit began after officers tried to get the driver to pull over, police said. The brief chase ended in a crash at Florence and Haas avenues in Inglewood. Police explained the murder suspect exited from the car’s passenger side, carjacked another vehicle, then drove away while dragging the victim for over two miles until he was dislodged.
The driver eventually crashed near East Florence Avenue and North Prairie Avenue and flipped the SUV. The suspect refused to get out, which led to a standoff, but he surrendered a few hours later.the disturbing incident, noting it was “beyond sad”:
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