2 Americans Killed as Fleeing Saudi Commandeers Car
A former Orange County woman and her 10-year-old daughter were shot to death in Saudi Arabia when a gunman commandeered their car during a police chase.
The deaths of Kimberly Hinkson, 32, and her daughter, Courtney, in Riyadh were a “tragic incident” unrelated to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday.
Kimberly’s husband, Kent Hinkson, 36, formerly of Fountain Valley but now a Utah resident, survived a bullet wound to the head during Tuesday’s police chase. A computer systems manager for the Saudi government, he had been in the Mideast for seven years.
Relatives in Orange County said the couple were stopped at an intersection while en route to buy groceries. Four of their six children were with them, including Courtney, who was seated in back.
“They stopped and this man swung open the door, jumped in and picked up this little girl and just shot her in the neck,” said Courtney’s grandmother, Norma Hinkson, of Fountain Valley.
A 45-minute police chase ensued, and the car was fired at repeatedly before it stalled. The gunman surrendered unharmed.
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