Man killed trying to stop North Las Vegas robbery identified
A Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner vehicle parked at headquarters at 1704 Pinto Lane in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
The Clark County Coroner has identified the good Samaritan killed last month while trying to stop a robbery in North Las Vegas.
Marcos Franco, 54, was struck and killed on Sept. 12 by a vehicle while attempting to stop a convenience store robbery.
Police said a woman entered a convenience store on the 300 block of West Lake Mead Boulevard and stole several items before attempting to flee.
She got into a dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee with California license plates, then struck and killed Franco as he tried to stop her from leaving.
Franco, a North Las Vegas resident, died at the University Medical Center. Police are still searching for the woman who struck him.
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