Chabad rabbi arrested on suspicion of murder in California: ran over and killed a young man in a Costco parking lot
Rabbi Abba Brisk (35), son of one of the leaders of Chabad in Southern California, was arrested on suspicion of murder after a 28-year-old man was run over and killed in a Costco parking lot in Camarillo. Bail was set at $3 million. The circumstances of the hit-and-run have not yet been released.
Rabbi Abba Brisk (35), son of Rabbi Moshe Brisk, a prominent Chabad leader in Southern California, was arrested on suspicion of murder after a 28-year-old man was run over and killed in the parking lot of a Costco store in Camarillo. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening near the gas pumps. Witnesses identified Brisk as the driver, and he was found sitting in his car and arrested. The victim, a resident of Modesto, was taken to the hospital in serious condition and pronounced dead. Brisk was arrested on suspicion of murder, resisting a police officer, and obstruction of justice, with bail set at $3 million. The circumstances of the fatal hit-and-run remain unclear, and investigators have not revealed whether a confrontation preceded it or if it was intentional. The suspect's father is a well-known figure in the Jewish community and serves as the dean of the local Jewish academy.