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(Al Seib / For The Times)
- After what police called a “family disturbance” that left 89-year-old William Porter pinned under a car in Long Beach, the elderly man’s 50-year-old son Robert Porter was arrested on suspicion of murder.
A Long Beach man was arrested on suspicion of murder after hitting his elderly father with his car on Saturday, police said.
Officers responding to reports of a “family disturbance” in Long Beach’s Wrigley Heights neighborhood found 89-year-old William Porter pinned underneath a car outside a home in the 600 block of West Wardlow Blvd. around 2 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release issued by the Police Department.
Neighbors and responding officers tried to free Porter by using a floor jack to raise the car, but he died at the scene while being treated by paramedics, police said.
The victim’s son, 50-year-old Robert Porter, remained at the scene and was later arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police did not disclose a motive or say what led to the fatal vehicle strike. Robert Porter is being held in lieu of $2-million bail.