The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) continues to investigate a homicide that took place in the city on Jan. 16. The victim, whose name has not been released, died from injuries sustained when he was assaulted and then run over by a vehicle in the area of Wilshire and San Vicente boulevards.
According to a release from the BHPD, at 12:42 p.m. on Jan. 16, the department received numerous 911 calls reporting a suspect with a weapon assaulting an individual. Witnesses also stated the suspect used his vehicle to run over the victim.
Patrol officers arrived on scene within two minutes. A containment was quickly established, and the suspect was subsequently taken into custody without incident.
The victim was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
The investigation has determined that the suspect and the victim were involved in a verbal altercation. During the altercation, the suspect struck the victim multiple times with a metal object, then got into his vehicle and drove into the victim, running him over.
The suspect fled to a nearby building and was quickly detained by BHPD officers.
The exact relationship, if any, between the suspect and the victim is not known at this time. The suspect, Christopher Cornelius, 54, of San Bernardino, was booked into BHPD Jail for 187 PC Murder and his bail was set at $2,000,000.
Cornelius has an extensive criminal record that includes violent crimes.
The BHPD urges anyone with information to contact the department at 310-550-4951.
