This is the chilling moment armed SWAT officers captured a knifemanaccused of slashing an Oprah Winfrey-linked activistand killing her mother.
Ring doorbell footageshowed Sergio Fraire, 30, being led away in handcuffs following the horrific attack in Burbank, California, early Monday.
High-flying mental health activist Meera Varma, 25, was injured and her teacher mother Arti, 59, died from stab wounds.
Cops said they are looking atthree possible motives, including whether the suspect knew Meera through her mental health program, if he had a relative who taught at Arti’s school, or whether he was her student.
Video obtained by the California Post showed the moment officers raided Fraire’s father’s house two miles away from the attack.
The doorbell footage from a neighbor shows him being led away in handcuffs before police put him in the back of a cruiser and booked him into jail.
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Earlier video shows officers at a neighbor’s house showing pictures of the suspect and asking if the homeowner could identify him.
Burbank Police Department Lieutenant Brent Fekety told the Post, “We’re still trying to figure out why he was at their house, and what he was doing there.”
He said there were no signs of forced entry, nothing was taken from the house and revealed it was Meera who had dialed 911 after she was stabbed around 6am.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
