Three men have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a tourist from New Zealand who was fatally run over during an attempted robbery at Newport Beach's Fashion Island.
3 charged with murder after tourist killed in Newport Beach; suspects eligible for death penalty: DAA woman who was struck and killed by a suspect's vehicle during a botched robbery in Newport Beach has been identified as a 68-year-old tourist from New Zealand.
In addition to the special circumstances murder charge, McCrary has been charged with one felony count of attempted second-degree robbery, and one felony count of evading while driving recklessly. McCrary has prior felony convictions for residential burglary in 2018, criminal threats in 2020, and robbery in 2023, all in Los Angeles County, the statement said.
In a statement, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer expressed condolences to McKay's loved ones "and to the entire country of New Zealand as we mourn her senseless death in the commission of a crime that should have never happened. According to police and prosecutors, Darnell and Cunningham, both wearing masks, approached McKay and her husband as they were walking outside the Barnes & Noble store at Fashion Island.
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