#Toddler killed in his mother’s arms during carjacking in Texas

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.

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.”