US police have named the New Zealand woman allegedly killed after being robbed and hit by a vehicle outside a California mall as 68-year-old Patricia McKay.
McKay died after two suspects, one armed with a handgun, attempted to rob her and her husband as they were walking at the Fashion Island Mall in Newport, California.
Newport Beach Police said she was struck by a vehicle driven by a third suspect and "tragically" died at the scene.
McKay and her husband were holidaying in the US.
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) spokesperson said this morning: "New Zealand consular officials are providing assistance to the family of a New Zealander killed at Newport Beach.
"For privacy reasons, no further information will be provided."
Newport Beach Mayor Will O'Neill said yesterday he was "horrified".
"I'm mourning the loss of someone who died inside of our city because of crime ... This is a tragedy and I'm furious."
"My condolences to Patricia McKay and her family," he said today.
High speed chase
During the robbery, Sergeant Steve Oberon said one of the suspects fired a handgun three times "though no one was struck by gunfire".
The three suspects then fled the scene in a white sedan, where they embarked on a high-speed chase after an attempted traffic stop.
During the pursuit, police say the vehicle stopped in Cypress, where a suspect fled on foot and was arrested.
The vehicle then drove to Los Angeles County, where the two remaining suspects abandoned the vehicle and attempted to escape on foot.
Officers found the two men and arrested them.
The suspects have been identified as 26-year-old Compton man Leroyernest Joseph McCrary, 18-year-old Lancaster man Jaden Cunningham, and 19-year-old Los Angeles man Malachi Eddward Darnell.
The three men were taken to the NBPD jail and charged with homicide, robbery with a firearm and conspiracy.
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