( KTLA ) — Loved ones are devastated after a grandfather was shot and killed following a fender bender in Southern California.
The incident happened on Feb. 5, as the victim, Jonathan Mauk, 59, drove to a Walmart in Highland on an errand run.
At around 8 p.m., Mauk arrived at the parking lot and was searching for an open spot. As he drove down an aisle, the female suspect was backing out of a parking spot.
“For whatever reason, the victim stopped and slowly backed his vehicle up and that’s when he had a collision with the suspect’s vehicle,” explained Capt. Nelson Carrington with the San Bernardino Police Department.
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Police said the impact was minor, resulting in a scratch or two. When Jonathan got out of his car to apologize, that’s when the suspect allegedly stepped out of her car and shot Jonathan in the face before driving off.
The suspect was later identified as Shawntece Norton, 36, according to San Bernardino police.