NEW YORK — A man suspected of abducting a 9-year-old girl from a New York City supermarket and sexually assaulting her in his car was killed Friday when he crashed while fleeing police, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers tried to pull over the 64-year-old suspect’s car in the early afternoon in Queens, New York Police Department Assistant Chief Jason Savino said at a news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With police in pursuit, the driver ran a stop sign and struck another vehicle. He died at a hospital. The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said the man approached the girl in the Key Food store Thursday evening while her grandmother was using the restroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He told the girl to get in front of him, grabbed her hair and \u201cforcefully\u201d led her outside, Savino said. He then pushed the girl into his car, drove a short distance, assaulted her and left her on the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man, who lived in Queens, had previously been arrested four times, most recently for robbery in 2022. In that case, he similarly forced a victim into his vehicle, but she was able to get away, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n