The 90-year-old veteran shot and killed during a carjacking outside a southwest Houston retirement community has been identified by his son as Nelson Beckett.
The video above is from a previous report.
Police say Beckett was in the parking lot of Lonestar Living on Westbrae Parkway around 12:45 p.m. Saturday when a man in his late 20s approached and struck up a conversation.
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According to investigators, surveillance footage shows the man begin attacking Beckett before shooting him and getting into his car.
As he made his getaway, police say the suspect ran over Beckett, who was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Beckett’s car was found abandoned at an apartment complex less than three miles away.
Tim Beckett told Eyewitness News that his father leaves behind two children, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
He said he attended Abilene Christian University and served in the Navy, although he never saw combat.