NASCAR driver Bobby East was stabbed to death Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at a gas station in Westminster, California. The culprit was a drifter identified as Trent Millsap.
NASCAR Driver Bobby East Dead at 37: Stabbed to Death at California Gas Station – Suspect Shot and Killed During Arrest
The situation went down at a Westminster 76 gas station at around 6 PM. According to Deadline, Bobby East was filling up his vehicle when he got into a disagreement with a drifter. Things got heated and the drifter stabbed the 37-year-old racing veteran in the chest. East was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and died as a result of the attack. On the stabbing, the Westminster PD said the following in a statement:
“Officers attempted life saving measures until OCFA paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injury.”
Sometimes, murders and attacks go off without a suspect but there was a name linked to East’s killer. A 27-year-old drifter named Trent Millsap and he’d also stabbed someone else at that very same 76 gas station. Not only that, he also had an outstanding warrant for a parole violation. Authorities tracked him down to an apartment in Anaheim, CA two days later.
While executing a search warrant of the residence, SWAT was attempting to arrest Trent Millsap when he was shot. The suspect was rushed to Irvine Medical Center where he died of his injury. Currently, the Orange County District Attorney’s office is looking into the shooting.
Condolences to the family of Bobby East.
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