Musician killed in Oakland while trying to retrieve stolen laptop
Dave Deporis was killed in the middle of the day Wednesday in Oakland when he ran after the getaway car of the robber who took his laptop and ended up being dragged and run over, police said.
The incident unfolded about 12:35 p.m. when at least one person snatched Deporis? laptop as he worked at a cafe on Telegraph Avenue, near Rich Street, in the Temescal neighborhood, police said.
Witnesses said the 40-year-old Deporis grabbed on to the side of a red Audi sport utility vehicle the robber jumped in and was briefly dragged until he slipped beneath the wheels of the vehicle and was run over.
No arrests were made in the robbery, and Deporis was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Musician killed in Oakland while trying to retrieve stolen laptop
(No description of the killer means only one thing.)