Three of the four teens suspected in a deadly carjacking. (New Orleans Police)NEW ORLEANS - Police in New Orleans said they have arrested four teenagers suspected of carjacking a 73-year-old woman and dragging her to death.
Authorities said the incident happened Monday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. in the 300 block of North Scott Street.Officers said when they arrived, they located the victim, Linda Frickey, on the ground unresponsive "suffering from her arm being dismembered from her body." Frick was pronounced dead on the scene.RELATED: Girl, 9, visiting from Miami sucker-punched in head at Central ParkAt a news conference Tuesday, Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said Frickey became entangled in her seatbelt during the carjacking, which led to her being dragged from the vehicle.
Ferguson said her arm was eventually severed from the body.Ferguson said four teens have been arrested in connection to the case: a 17-year-old male, a 16-year-old female and two 15-year-old females.
Their names haven’t been released but they will be charged with second-degree murder, according to Ferguson.Police also said that they were able to catch the suspects after they released photos and their parents notified law enforcement.