Good Samaritan Imposter Robs, Kills Motorist

A man posing as a Good Samaritan offered to help a motorist whose car had stalled, then robbed him and shot him to death, police said Tuesday.

Eulalio Moya, 26, of Los Angeles, died at the scene of the 12:05 a.m. shooting in Southwest Los Angeles, said Detective Lionel Robert. The car in which Moya and a cousin were riding had stalled on West 35th Place because of battery trouble, Robert said. Three men approached in another car and offered to push Moya’s vehicle to the side, he said. “The cousin presumed they were getting out to help,” Robert said. “They pushed the car a little bit, then demanded money.”

Moya handed over cash from his wallet, and one of the men shot him in the head and chest, Robert said. “Moya never moved from the driver’s seat. He, too, thought they were going to push him to the side,” the detective said.