A woman who was struck and killed by a suspect's vehicle during a botched robbery attempt at Newport Beach's Fashion Island has been identified as a 68-year-old tourist from New Zealand.
has been identified as a 68-year-old woman visiting from New Zealand. The names of three suspects in custody were also released Wednesday.The suspects were identified as Jaden Cunningham, 18, of Lancaster, Malachi Eddward Darnell, 18, of Los Angeles, and Leroyernest Joseph McCrary, 26, of Compton, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. All three were booked on suspicion of homicide,
The suspects tried to rob the couple and a struggle ensued, police said. The suspects then began to flee in a white Toyota Camry. During a press conference Tuesday, police said at one point, one of the suspects had dragged the woman on the street during the robbery. Oberon said her husband was not believed to have been injured.
"A lady went in with her daughter, screaming like, 'There's a shooter! There's a shooter,'" she recalled. "We ended up locking down with a lot of customers in there and then waiting."
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