A GoFundMe campaign was created to help with
funeral expenses and hospital bills.
A baby boy was killed in his mother’s arms during a carjacking
in Texas over the weekend.
Zayden McLean, who would have turned two years old next month,
died when a man tried to steal his mother’s car and ran into both
of them before driving away.
Bailey Bingham, Zayden’s mom, met the boy’s dad, Shea McLean, in
the parking lot of the Texas Health Huguley Hospital, reported The
Dallas Morning News, to exchange custody.
The alleged suspect Nico Lorenzo Dela-Fuente, 30, ambushed the
couple and attempted to steal the mother’s car. Zayden’s father
jumped inside the car to try and stop the thief from driving away
as the car was in reverse.
Fort Worth Police Officer Gezim Pollozani told Fox 4 News that
Bingham was holding Zayden “in her arms as the vehicle was
reversing and it struck the parent and the child, causing both the
parent and the child to fall.”
“The suspect then put the vehicle in drive and ran over the
child and crashed into a tree,” Pollozani said.
Zayden was rushed to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort
Worth, where he died later from his injuries. His mother, who was
also hospitalized, suffered from skull fractures, bleeding on the
brain and road rash, but is expected to recover.
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A GoFundMe campaign was created to help with funeral expenses
and hospital bills.
“Anyone who knew Zayden knew how much he was loved by his
mother, Bailey Bingham, and father, Shea McLean,” the GoFundMe’s
description states. “He was a child of love and spirit. Everyone
who knew him loved him, and that love will continue to carry.”
Vickie Bingham, Zayden’s grandmother, told Fox 4 News that the
toddler was “an angel on Earth, and now he’s an angel in
heaven.”
“It almost seems like Zayden was born, like he knew he didn’t
have much time looking back. It’s almost like he was born knowing
that he wasn’t going to have a long life,” she said. “There’s a
song, ‘Live Like You’re Dying.’ And that’s what he did. He loved
laughing. He played.”
“We just want prayers for our daughter and Zayden’s dad,” she
added. “They saw a lot, and they need prayers. They need
healing.”
Delafuente was charged with capital murder and aggravated
robbery.
A GoFundMe campaign was created to help with
funeral expenses and hospital bills.