Tweet Facebook Mail A New Zealand woman killed during a bungled armed robbery in the US has been named as the wife of prominent businessman Doug McKay. Patricia McKay and her husband were outside the Fashion Island Mall in Newport, California when two men tried to rob them at about 3.30pm on Tuesday, local time.
Newport Beach Police Sergeant Steve Oberon told Orange County Register she was dragged into the parking lot near the Barnes & Noble store during a struggle and was run over by the suspects who fled the scene. READ MORE: DV report rise sees '17 arrests a day' in Melbourne suburbs The scene outside the Fashion Island Mall in Newport, California. (ABC7) Police said the suspects then opened fire as they drove away, but failed to hit anybody.
All three suspects were later taken into custody after a brief pursuit. Doug McKay did not suffer any injuries, Oberon said. The pair were in the US on holiday.
Family spokesperson Nick Hern told Stuff : "No words can express our sadness as we try to come to terms with the loss of our mother, wife, and friend Patricia. "We ask for privacy at this time as we work through this as a family," he said. Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson said in a post on social media she was in absolute shock.
"Trish was amazing - funny, loyal, and loving. My absolute deepest sympathies to Doug and her family." A friend back in New Zealand, Kevin Mcdonald, said he heard the news from a "very good friend".
"It's overwhelming. It's unbelievable, but it'.
