Multiple detained after man killed while trying to stop person stealing his car, police say

A man was killed early Tuesday after confronting someone who was trying to steal his car, the Anaheim Police Department reported.

BUREAU CHIEF CHIP YOST LIVENEAR THE SCENE WITH THE LATESTCHIP.YEAH, THEY'RE MAKING SUREWE'RE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNERFROM WHERE THIS HAPPENED INJUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

WELEARNED THE NAME OF THE MANWHO WAS KILLED WHILE TRYING TOSTOP SOMEONE FROM STEALING HISAND HERE IS A PICTURE OF HIM.ANAHEIM POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIEDHIM AS A 33 YEAR-OLD JOSEBEHAVE SAYS BETTER HE WAS ATHOME THIS MORNING WE'RE TOLDON MELINDA CIRCLE HERE IS SOMEVIDEO FROM THE CRIME SCENE.I'M MELINDA CIRCLE AROUND 6.20THIS MORNING WHEN HE NOTICEDSOMEONE TRYING TO STEAL HISAND HE WENT OUT THERE ANDTRIED TO STOP THE PERSON ORPEOPLE TRYING TO STEAL HIS ABAN.

UNFORTUNATELY THE THIEFOR THIEVES HIT HIM WITH HISOWN BAND LEFT HIM AT THE SCENEHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THESCENE MEANWHILE, THE THIEF ORTHIEVES GOT AWAY BUT POSSIBLYNOT FOR LONG.

WE'RE TOLD THATA LITTLE BIT LATER IN THEMORNING POLICE DID FIND THESTOLEN BAN WITH SOME PEOPLE INIT NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

THESUSPECT VEHICLE WAS LOCATED ACOUPLE HOURS LATER.ABOUT A MILE TO A MILE ANDA HALF AWAY FROM HERE.

ANDTHERE WERE SEVERAL SUBJECTSDETAINED AS PART OF THISINVESTIGATION.

SO RIGHT NOWOUR HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARECURRENTLY WORKING TO DETERMINETHE ROLE OF ALL THE SUBJECTSTHAT WE DO HAVE DETAINED ASPART OF THIS INVESTIGATION.NOW THE VICTIM'S FAMILY DIDNOT WANT TO TALK HOWEVER, ONEFAMILY MEMBER DID TELL ME THATTHE VICTIM WAS A HARDWORKINGFAMILY MAN AS FOR THOSE PEOPLEDETAINED JUST TALK TO THEPOLICE A LITTLE BIT AGO.

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