Authorities in Houston are offering $15,000 in reward for any information leading to an arrest in connection to the slaying of a 90-year-old Navy veteran.
Nelson Beckett was assaulted, carjacked, shot, and hit with the car as the suspect made his escape from the scene outside an assisted living facility on Westbrae Parkway.
The heinous killing occurred in broad daylight Saturday. Beckett’s stolen vehicle was abandoned less than three miles from the scene.
“Cases like this have a tendency to galvanize the entire city, the entire county, the entire state,” said Andy Kahan, with Houston Crime Stoppers.
“At the age of 90, he was contributing to the community and trying to help people in the best way you possibly can and have your life end in this fashion not on our watch.”
Witnesses and anyone with information about the incident are urged to call Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS or the Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS.
“Hopefully now they’ll have the courage and the fortitude to step up to the plate now knowing that there’s a reward up to $15,000.”
