Family of innocent bystander who was carjacked, runover with his own SUV and killed during a police chase, wants to know why police didn't call off the pursuit
A local family is in anguish after their loved one was carjacked, runover with his own SUV and killed during a police chase of a murder suspect. His family wants to know why police didn't call off the chase. Eyewitness News Reporter Leo Stallworth has their tragic story.Jamie Walker in tears not only over the death of her father, 63-year-old Larry Walker but grief stricken over how he died.
"He's only been gone since October 13th but it feels like an eternity has gone by," Jamie Walker said.of 31-year-old Joshua Reneau, a murder suspect who allegedly was in a stolen vehicle he had carjacked in South L.A. The owner of the vehicle, Larry Walker, was dragged to his death underneath his SUV for more than two miles.
"I watched my mother cry. I watched my siblings cry. And they shouldn't. My father should be here. They shouldn't have to cry," Jamie Walker said. "It's two people that murdered my brother in law, not just the perp, but , because at some point, you should have called that chase off. You should have called it off. You should have stopped it," said Hope Davis, the victim's sister-in-law., why did they allow him to carjack a vehicle which ended up in a pursuit, resulting in the death of their loved one?I put in a phone call to police for comment, and they say the matter remains under investigation.
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