CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio — It has been one week since 29-year-old Alexa Stakely was killed trying to save her son after her car was stolen in Canal Winchester.
The Columbus Division of Police continues to search for the three suspects who they say hit and killed the single mother. Police say Stakely's 6-year-old son was inside the car sleeping when the suspects tried to steal the car.
Stakely jumped on the car to try to save her son, when she was thrown from the car and killed.
The incident happened in a condominium complex near Gender Road just before 1:30 a.m. last Thursday.
“I still just think she is going to wake up and send me a stupid little text like she usually does,” said Braedyn Price, Stakely’s brother.
Stakely's brother has honored his sister with a tattoo marking the day she was killed.
“It's definitely hard to process. I still can't even believe it is real,” he said.
As the family grieves the single mother, Columbus police are still hoping someone out there can help give Stakely's family the answers they deserve.
“We are expanding our search area of the Gender Road corridor looking for other businesses or residences that may have footage, maybe even earlier in the day,” said Columbus Police Deputy Chief Smith Weir.
Columbus police released new surveillance video of the suspects on Wednesday and say the three may live in that neighborhood and hope someone recognizes them.
“We need tips, we need information, we need video. Let's not just pull up 2 o'clock in the morning or 1 o'clock in the morning the day of. Let's go back the day before and look to see if we have video of those suspects walking around,” Weir said.
Weir says it's a matter of time before the suspects are identified and arrested.
“I do think it is a matter of time. I would say to the three suspects, sooner or later we are going to get the right camera angle, we are going to get the right data. We are going to get the right piece of evidence that is going to identify the three of you,” Weir said.
Stakely’s family is hoping the public can help police to track down the suspects.
“I want it sought out. I don't want this to happen to anyone else's sister, daughter, mother. It is just horrible,” Price said.