Two male suspects are wanted by Ohio police about the death of a 29-year-old woman who was thrown from her car while trying to prevent it from being taken while her 6-year-old son slept inside.
Alexa Stakely was found lying in the road by Columbus police, who claimed they were summoned to an apartment building at 1:30 a.m. on a complaint of a pedestrian hit by a car. After suffering severe injuries, she was declared dead in a hospital a few hours later.
According to the authorities, Stakely, a single mother who worked two jobs, was picking up her son from his babysitter’s house after finishing her shift as a server.
While she met the babysitter in the entryway to retrieve one of the boy’s items, she carried her sleeping son to her Honda SUV, which was parked outside the babysitter’s house. She left the car running.
According to a news release from the police, “As she got back into her SUV, it started to back out into the roadway.”
Stakely was hit and flung to the pavement as she hurried for her car. After being driven through the apartment building, the SUV was left a short distance away. The infant was discovered and retrieved by the responding cops unhurt.
After that, according to the police, Stakely was observed lying on the road and two men were seen rushing past him. Police said they leaped a fence and vanished into a nearby apartment building.
According to authorities, earlier that morning, a group of individuals were seen on security footage investigating apartments along Castenea Way. When challenged, they retreated deeper into the facility and disappeared. According to authorities, two of the men fit the description of those observed at the complex where Stakely had picked up her kid.
A request for comment was not immediately answered by Columbus police.
The Canal Winchester Local Schools District released a statement identifying Stakely as a speech-language pathologist who worked in the preschool program at Winchester Trail Elementary School. Her kids called her “Ms. Alexa.” She had five years of district experience. She was described as “a great mom who was incredibly dedicated to her son” by the district.
The district stated that Alexa has a strong interest in speech-language pathology and children. “She was a wise and kind person who genuinely cared about assisting kids in becoming more proficient communicators.”
Additionally, the district stated that “Ms. Stakely made a difference in the lives of the students and families she worked with and will be missed by so many in our community and beyond.”