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90-year-old Texas vet shot, run over by his own car during fatal carjacking outside retirement home: Houston police
By David Propper,
11 hours ago
A 90-year-old veteran was killed after he was shot — and then run over with his own car — during a violent carjacking outside a Houston retirement home over the weekend, cops said.
Grandfather of five Nelson Beckett was in the parking lot of the Lone Star Living assisted living complex around noon Saturday when the unidentified suspect approached the elderly man and started attacking him, Houston police said, according to reports.
The 90-year-old leaves behind five grandkids and six great-grandkids. Beckett Family
The perp shot Beckett and then jumped into his car, police said. As the suspect fled in the vehicle, he mowed down Beckett, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital, ABC 13 reported.
The great-grandfather served in the Navy and attended Abilene Christian University before working in sales, his family members said. He was also active in his church.
The Navy vet was described as friendly to everyone he met. Beckett Family
“Nelson more than most people I know loved being with people,” Southwest Central Church of Christ senior minister Steve Sargent said during Sunday services. “He loved swapping stories, telling jokes and showing pictures.”
Police said the carjacker remains on the loose and is considered “armed and dangerous,” KPRC reported.
Beckett’s car was found less than three miles away, dumped at another apartment complex, authorities said.
“This is … This is just, it’s pathetic as it gets,” Houston police Lt. Jonathan French said, per the station. “That’s all I’ll say.”
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