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Florida authorities are searching for suspects involved in the armed carjacking and murder of a woman whose body was found inside the burned remains of a pickup truck.
The theft of a white 2017 Dodge Durango took place shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday in Winter Springs, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said in a news release. The truck is believed to have been driven by Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas, 31, of Homestead, Florida.
The carjacking was caught on a witness’ camera at a red light at the busy intersection of East Lake Drive and Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs. The video shows a man wearing a black hoodie and a mask approaching the driver’s side of the pickup truck with what appears to be a machine gun and pointing the gun at the driver with a green Acura sedan very close behind. One of the suspects could be seen opening the driver’s door before the driver’s side passenger door was also opened. The man then climbed into the back of the Durango before both it and the Acura made a U-turn onto East Lake Drive.
“He was chasing the car, he hit the car,” said the good Samaritan who recorded the incident when he called 911 to report it. “You have to do something now, because I don’t know what’s going on.”
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The victim called her husband while they were searching for her and he told her not to stop, SCSO said. She also told investigators that Aguasvivas had been in the area to visit her family, but so far, investigators have not been able to locate any of her relatives in the central Florida area.
Around 7 p.m., deputies said, witnesses in nearby Osceola County reported hearing gunshots before discovering what was believed to be Aguasvivas’ vehicle that had been set on fire.
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The Durango had Florida license plate number KVFF22, with a “for sale” sign and a phone number on the back. The phone number is associated with Miguel Angel Aguasvivas Lizardo, of Florida City, according to records obtained by WPLG-TV.
Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said investigators are “incredibly concerned” about the Acura and that both suspects “should be considered armed and dangerous.”
The sheriff said at a news conference that Aguasvivas was originally from the Dominican Republic and was a U.S. citizen. reported people that she lived with her husband in Homestead, Florida, and that they worked in a barber and beauty salon.
As of Sunday, there were no additional updates on the case, an SCSO spokesperson said.
“Be aware of your surroundings. And know how you would react. Fight or flight,” Sheriff Lemma said in the news release.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call SCSO CrimeLine at 800-423-8477.
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