Trader Joe's theft suspect killed by car
KTVU • • nation
Key Points:
- A man attempting to steal items from Trader Joe's in San Francisco was killed after being struck by a car while fleeing from two police officers, who were also injured in the incident.
- The officers were called to the store around 7:40 a.m. on a theft report and engaged in a violent struggle with the suspect before pursuing him into the street.
- Both officers were pinned under the oncoming Lexus that hit them and the suspect; they sustained leg injuries but are expected to recover, while the suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- The driver of the Lexus, unrelated to the theft, has been cooperating with police investigations.
- Authorities were also investigating a Tesla fire in the Trader Joe's parking lot earlier that morning, which was determined to be accidental and extinguished quickly.