Rattana Lirange, the shooting victim in a failed carjacking is expected home this week, said an employee of the woman’s gym, Animal House, Monday.
Lirange was shot in the head at point blank range Satuday morning by what is described as a Bonnie and Clyde couple currently at large in northeastern Nevada.
The couple have also been named prime suspects of a double murder of an elderly couple in Mount Pleasent, Utah.
According to police reports officers discovered the bodies of Leroy Fullwood, 70, and Dorothy Fullwood, 69, in their home located at 399 S. 600 East in Mt. Pleasant at about 8 p.m. on Saturday. According to Mt. Pleasant Police chief Jim Wilberg, the couple died from gunshot wounds, likely sometime Thursday night or Friday morning.
He said the Fullwoods appeared to be victims of a random robbery. The couple’s vehicles were not taken, but police believe their credit cards and money was stolen by the suspects.
Wilberg said the suspects made a purchase with one of the Fullwoods’ credit cards in West Wendover. That discovery prompted the call to Mt. Pleasant police, asking them to check on the Fullwoods’ welfare.
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Lirange who owns the “Animal House” gym is recovering from surgery after being shot in the head by two car theives, Saturday morning.
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Lirange fended off two attackers described only as a Caucasian man and woman and drove herself to the West Wendover Police Depart at around 7 am Saturday morning.
After giving police a brief report of the shooting the woman was transported by helicopter to a Salt Lake area hospital for emergency treatment.
Police believe the suspects abandoned the car used in the attempted carjacking in the Wells area, allegedly stole another car and led the Nevada Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase.
The suspects are described as a Caucasian male and female driving a gray Volkswagen Jetta with a Colorado license plate number 725 WHX. They are believed to be armed and dangerous with multiple weapons.
According NHP Public Information Officer Trooper Jim Stewart said that once in Wells, the suspects ditched the vehicle and stole a second car, the Jetta, that was parked in front of the Super 8 motel with the engine running. The suspects then got back on the interstate and continued on toward Elko.
As the suspects got closer to Elko in the Ryndon area, Elko County sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop the vehicle. Stewart said the suspects then drove the car across the median and back onto the eastbound travel lanes. The suspects then drove all the way to the east side of Wells again with troopers in pursuit at speeds of more than 100 mph.
Stewart said the suspects were able to dodge a spike strip laid down by a highway trooper.
The vehicle was last seen leaving the interstate at the Oasis exit and heading south on a dirt road. A rancher living in that area saw the car go past his property, leading police to believe the suspects may have driven the vehicle deep into the back country.
Stewart said troopers are working with sheriff’s deputies, West Wendover police and even White Pine County sheriff’s deputies to try to locate the suspects. Sheriff’s detective Cpl. James Carpenter told the Free Press that on Sunday authorities spent much of the day searching for what was thought to be a firearm along the interstate. He confirmed as of Sunday evening that the man and woman were still at large.
Anyone who has seen them or the vehicle is encouraged to call Elko Central Dispatch at 777-7300 or the West Wendover Police Department at 775-664-2930.
West Wendover Police Department, Elko County Sheriff’s Department and Nevada Highway Patrol are pursuing the suspects. Utah Highway Patrol, Tooele County and Box Elder County law enforcement have also been notified.
Anyone with information should contact the West Wendover Police Department at 775-664-2930 or call 911.
