A man was killed after being assaulted and dragged by a vehicle down a busy road in Beverly Hills Friday afternoon.
Police said the incident occurred around 12:42 p.m. when several 911 callers reported a suspect with a weapon assaulting someone near Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard.
The suspect, Christopher Cornelius, 54, of San Bernardino, and the male victim were involved in a verbal altercation. It escalated when Cornelius was allegedly seen beating the victim with a metal object, possibly a pipe or a wrench, as he was down on the sidewalk, according to witnesses…