#California girl, 13, dies in violent carjacking of family van

A 13-year-old California girl died in a violent carjacking that began while she waited for her parents to pick up food from a restaurant, according to reports.

Isabella Cortes and her three siblings — 8, 11, and 18 years old — were sitting inside their family van Sunday afternoon in Pico Rivera when the alleged carjacker suddenly hopped inside, CBS Los Angeles reported.

The suspect, 26-year-old Jose Aguilar, ordered all four of the kids to get out the vehicle, ABC News reported.

“Once the suspect got into the car, the 18-year-old girl fought with the suspect briefly and then she came out of the van,” Lt. Barry Hall of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said at a press conference.

The 18- and 11-year-old managed to get out of the car — but Isabella and her 8-year-old brother remained inside as Aguilar sped away, the report said.

“The vehicle continued westbound and that is when the 8-year-old boy and the 13-year-old girl came out of the vehicle,” Hall told reporters.

The 8-year-old boy suffered major injuries, while Isabella struck a stationary object and died at the scene, news station KABC reported.

It’s unclear whether the kids jumped from the car or were pushed.

“[Isabella] was friendly with people. She didn’t have any problems,” her cousin Brenda Santiago told CBS LA. “She was super nice.”

Aguilar slammed into a car down the block then tried to carjack another vehicle, reports said. He was then arrested and taken into custody.