COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have released new information about three suspects in a fatal carjacking that resulted in the death of a single mother last week.
Police released new surveillance videos Wednesday showing the suspects after they stole 29-year-old Alexa Stakely's car with her sleeping 6-year-old son in the back seat. The fatal carjacking took place on July 11 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
The new video shows one of the suspects driving Stakely's Honda with two other suspects chasing after it, happening moments after Stakely was hit and killed. Police said the suspects then abandoned the Honda and the three of them walked away, heading north on Brynwood Green Drive.
Police said Stakely attempted to stop the carjacking and save her son when she was killed. Her son was found safe and asleep in the Honda.
Stakely, a single mother who worked as a speech therapist in Canal Winchester, had just finished a shift at her second job when she arrived at her son's babysitter's apartment to pick up the child when the incident happened.
With the way the suspects walked around the area, police said they may be familiar with the community and either live there or know people who live there.
Police are asking residents of Brynwood Green Drive, White Oak Park Condominiums, The Green, Brynwood Reserve, The Residences at James Place, and the Residents at Akita Lane for any video they may have that shows the suspects in the early morning of July 11.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Columbus Police Det. Lemmon at 614-645-2558, email ralemmon@columbuspolice.org, or scan the QR code to submit any relevant video of the incident.
