The suspect accused of stabbing NASCAR legend Bobby East to death at a California gas station earlier this week was shot and killed by a SWAT team on Friday, authorities revealed Saturday.
News of Trent William Millsap’s death was confirmed by the Westminster Police Department, which said in a statement that the West County SWAT Team “responded to serve a search/arrest warrant for the suspect” after receiving a tip that the 27-year-old was in an apartment on the 3300 block of Lincoln Ave. in Anaheim, California.
NASCAR LEGEND BOBBY EAST STABBED TO DEATH AT GAS STATION
“During the service of the warrant, the West County SWAT Team encountered Milsap. He became confrontational with officers, and a police K-9 was deployed. Subsequently, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the department said.
“No officers were injured; however, a police K-9 sustained a single gunshot wound that was not life-threatening,” authorities added in a later statement, which added that law enforcement officials were investigating the shooting.
Police said that officers arrived at the scene of the famed NASCAR driver’s death around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday after getting reports of a stabbing at a gas station on Westminster Boulevard. Officers attempted life-saving measures on East, who was stabbed in the chest, before paramedics arrived.
He was then taken to a local trauma center. East was 37 years old when he died from his injuries.
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When East was 16 years old, he was the youngest racer at the time to win a USAC national feature event. He had a prolific career, including a win at the 2012 Sumar Classic Terre Haute, which put him on a list with nine other drivers who won in dirt and pavement races in all three national divisions.
East achieved 22 USAC National Midget feature wins in total.
