Victim Tried Fleeing Machete Attack Only To Run Into Road To Be Hit By Two Cars And Killed, Cops Say

A man was fatally struck by 2 cars aft he tried to fly an attacker wielding a machete.

The man, who has not been publically identified, was deed by 2 drivers successful Westminster, California, connected June 14, according to section rule enforcement officials. Both drivers fled earlier constabulary arrived, and nan man was pronounced dormant astatine nan scene.

Just minutes earlier, nan man had been attacked by “several” people, including 1 who struck him successful nan caput “several times” while wielding a machete, according to nan Westminster Police Department.

The man ran distant from nan group and tried to emblem down passing cars for help. He past walked into nan road, adjacent nan 9200 artifact of Bolsa Avenue, wherever he was deed by 2 cars. He was pronounced dormant by nan Orange County Fire Authority.

Police person since arrested 25-year-old Keaton Jones and 56-year-old Qui Ly successful relationship pinch nan attack. The men, some Westminster residents, were booked into Orange County Jail connected attempted execution charges. Investigators besides recovered nan machete successful 1 of nan suspect’s possession.

Police person yet to merchandise further specifications astir nan motive, aliases whether nan suspected attackers knew nan victim. Westminster authorities are investigating nan attempted execution and hit-and-run clang separately, nan constabulary section noted.

Investigators identified 1 of nan drivers progressive successful nan hit-and-run clang aft they fled to Anaheim, located astir 15 miles northeast of Westminster. That driver’s sanction has not been released.

The 2nd driver, who was seen successful a “newer bluish aliases achromatic Toyota Rav 4,” is still astatine large, constabulary said. The Westminster Police Traffic Division urges anyone pinch further accusation astir nan incident to travel forward.

Westminster, located astir 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles successful Orange County, is location to astir 90,000 people. It sits conscionable a fewer miles inland from celebrated coastal destinations, including Long Beach and Huntington Beach.