A woman visiting Southern California from New Zealand was identified as the victim killed in an attempted robbery Tuesday at a Newport Beach shopping mall.
The woman was with her husband at the mall when she was hit and killed by the robbery suspects' getaway car.📺 Los Angeles news 24/7: Watch NBC4 free wherever you are
Witnesses told police that two men, one armed with a gun, tried to rob two people walking outside the mall. During the robbery attempt, the woman was struck by the car with a third suspect behind the wheel, police said.One of the men fired a handgun three times during the robbery, but no one was struck by gunfire, police said.
A chase ensued after the three men in the white sedan failed to yield for a traffic stop. One supsect got out of the car in Cypress, but was eventually taken into custody. The other two men were arrested after they abandoned the car in Los Angeles County. The suspects were identified as Leroyernest Joseph McCrary, 26, of Compton; Jaden Cunningham, 18, of Lancaster; and Malachi Eddward Darnell, 18, of Los Angeles.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.‘To hell with these guys,” Mayor Will O'Neil of Newport Beach said.
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