Family identifies 73-year-old woman killed in carjacking in Mid-City as Linda Frickey
'We're hurt': Family identifies 73-year-old woman killed in carjacking in Mid-City as Linda Frickey
'We're hurt': Family identifies 73-year-old woman killed in carjacking in Mid-City as Linda Frickey
'We're hurt': Family identifies 73-year-old woman killed in carjacking in Mid-City as Linda Frickey
Family members identified the elderly woman killed in the carjacking in Mid-City Monday afternoon as Linda Frickey.
"It is disgusting. You have a 73-year-old woman just at her job. Putting things in the car. They dragged her. No forethought. Dismembered her. Why? She was just a good person," said Kathy Richard, Linda's sister-in-law.
The 73-year-old died after being carjacked in the 300 block of North Scott in Mid-City. NOPD officials said four suspects took her vehicle, speeding off while she was still attached to the vehicle. Neighbors said she was still partially in her seatbelt.
NOPD released video of the suspects late Monday night.
"She would have helped anyone off the streets. She would have given them the car if they would have just given her the chance to step away," said Richard.
Frickey was dragged more than a block before being dislodged from the car, her arm severed during the incident.
Neighbors helplessly tried to stop the vehicle.
Todd Ecker from Mid-City said, "I got out of my vehicle screaming 'stop stop you are dragging someone.' He took off with the vehicle. Still dragging her. Reckless. No care for human beings at all."
Family members said Frickey was leaving her job at Security Plan Insurance where she sold life insurance when it happened.
Richard said, "She was coming out of her office building putting something in her car. She got tangled in her seatbelt because they did not give her time to get out."
Jenny Griffin, Frickey's sister said, "She was just the kindest. The best person. It is a hole in all of our lives that we will never get back. She will be deeply missed. That is all I can say."
Now instead of welcoming their sister home from a day of work, they are grieving her tragic death.
"It is disgusting. When is it going to stop? That is what they target? Old ladies. It is cowardly. It's evil. The parents need to be held accountable."
The four suspects are still at large. If you have any information that could lead to an arrest please contact Crimestoppers at 504.822.111.
Family members say Frickey was married with children. She was one of seven kids including five sisters with at least three grandchildren.
Stay with WDSU for the very latest updates on this developing situation.