US Edition79-year-old victim killed after falling from car during carjacking at gas station
- A 79-year-old man was killed during a carjacking around midday Monday at the ARCO station located on Hidden Valley Parkway in Norco.
- The carjacking occurred when the victim, who was partially inside his silver SUV, was forcibly dragged and ejected as the suspect sped away.
- Officers found James Norman of Corona with severe injuries indicating he had been thrown from the vehicle; he was transported to a hospital where he later passed away.
- Authorities apprehended Ryan Hewitt, a 29-year-old resident of Corona, in the vicinity of the Magnolia and Tyler Street area on charges related to carjacking and homicide; officials have indicated no other individuals are suspected in connection with the case.
- The Riverside County Sheriff's Department and local police continue investigating, with the SUV found abandoned near Riverside, indicating ongoing collaboration.
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A 79-year-old Army veteran was brutally murdered on Monday during a carjacking in Southern California. James Norman was at a gas station in Norco, California, cleaning his Chevy Trailblazer with the engine running when 29-year-old Ryan Hewitt jumped in the driver’s seat and drove off. Norman was hanging out the back door and was dragged […] The post Horror: 79-Year-Old Army Veteran Dragged and Killed in Brutal California Carjacking appeared firs…
‘Left for roadkill:’ 79-year-old Corona man had survived mishaps until deadly carjacking in Norco
James Norman, his daughter said, “truly was like a cat.” “He had so many lives: fell off a roof, fell off a ladder, crashed his car,” Nicole Lauritsen said. “He was training somebody (to fly) and the engine went out and they landed upside down in Lake Mathews.” But Norman, a strong and stubborn 79-year-old Army veteran and former construction worker and truck driver, had grown frail in the past year and was using a cane to walk, Lauritsen said. …
Beloved grandfather and Army vet dragged to death by deranged carjacker in California: cops
James "Jim" Norman was vacuuming out the back of his Chevrolet Trailblazer at an ARCO gas station in Norco at around 12:30 p.m. Monday when Ryan Hewitt, 29, jumped into the front seat, according to cops.
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