Authorities in Florida say a man charged in the death of an 82-year-old woman was allegedly in the United States illegally and backed over her in a Publix parking lot. Multiple outlets report that Carlos Suarez-Contreras is accused of backing over Deborah Murphy, 82, outside the grocery store. The family is described as seeking justice, while police say the incident occurred in the parking area.
One outlet reports that prosecutors characterize Suarez-Contreras as a potential flight risk, and both sources describe his alleged immigration status, stating he is charged after being in the country illegally from Venezuela. The reporting is consistent on the central facts: Murphy’s age, the location outside Publix, Suarez-Contreras’s name, and that he is accused of running her over in the parking lot. Both sources also frame the victim as a longtime community member based on family descriptions.
The accounts do not provide further details on the circumstances leading up to the incident, the vehicle involved, or the procedural posture of the case beyond the fact that charges have been filed.
