KABC -- 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 year-old tourist visiting from New Zealand.
The names of three suspects in custody were also released Wednesday. All three were booked on suspicion of homicide, robbery with firearm and conspiracy. The deadly incident unfolded Tuesday around p. According to the Newport Beach Police Department, McKay and her husband were walking when two suspects approached them and tried to rob the couple.
There was a struggle, and at one point one of the suspects dragged the woman to the street during the robbery, police said during a press conference Tuesday.
The suspects attempted to flee in a white Toyota Camry. The three suspects were taken into custody after a brief pursuit: One was arrested in Cypress and two others were arrested in South Gate, authorities said. Initial reports that the woman had been shot were unfounded. Investigators later confirmed she had been fatally struck by the Camry.
No one was struck by gunfire, police said. Oberon said the McKay's husband was not believed to have been injured. Bob Safreed's peaceful neighborhood in Cypress was rocked on Tuesday afternoon as Newport Beach police officers closed in on the suspects.
