Santa Ana police investigators look on as the coroner from the Orange County Sheriffs Department examines a body found in Santa Ana, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a man who hit it big at a Southern California casino was robbed and killed after apparently being followed from the gambling hall.
(AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers)
Police name casino winner robbed and killed in OC
Santa Ana police investigators look on as the coroner from the Orange County Sheriffs Department examines a body found in Santa Ana, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a man who hit it big at a Southern California casino was robbed and killed after apparently being followed from the gambling hall.
(AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers)
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Authorities have identified the man who they say went from big winnings at a Southern California casino to death at the hands of robbers.
Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna (Bur-TAHN'-yah) said Saturday there are no suspects and no arrests in the death of 55-year-old Chi Ngoc Bui (CHEE-NOK-BOO-ee) of Westminster, who was run down by robbers in Santa Ana just after winning several thousand dollars at Hawaiian Gardens Casino.
Bui was driving a woman home when the robbers cut them off, tried to wrestle away an envelope of money, then ran Bui down as they fled.
A knife and $20 bills were scattered near the body. Bertagna says it was not clear exactly how much money Bui had or what the robbers got.
The woman was not hurt.
© Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Waiting for Twitter to feed in the latest...