An award-winning film editor was tragically killed by a bunch of thugs who slammed their car into her after robbing an Upper West Side drug store last night.
Karen Schmeer, 39, of Boston, was crossing Broadway between West 90th and 91st streets when she was struck by the getaway car, a 2010 rented Dodge Avenger, and pinned her against a double-parked car, her grocery bags strewn across the street.
Schmeer, who worked on the Academy Award-winning documentary film "The Fog of War" about former Secretary of Defense Robert MacNamara with acclaimed director Errol Morris, was in town editing a new film, friends said.
She was staying with a friend on West 89th street, friends said.
Schmeer’s other editing credits include "Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control," also directed by Morris, and a film about Sergio de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights who was killed by a bomb explosion at the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
She won an award for best editing at the Sundance Film Festival for that movie, entitled "Sergio."
"She was one of the most talented documentary fillmmakers working in the field today, said Greg Barker, who directed "Sergio."
"In a field with massive egos, Karen did her job with exceptional grace and kidness towards her colleagues. She's a great loss to this community."
Cops arrested one of the alleged perps yesterday, David McKie, 25, of Brooklyn, who was charged with second degree murder today in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The other two alleged killers, who fled on foot after the tragic accident, have not been caught.
The three bandits had just ripped off a slew of over the counter drugs from a CVS drugstore on 86th and Amsterdam Ave. at about 7:30 pm when they jumped into their car and sped off.
The manager called cops, who tried to pull the car over on 94th and Broadway. The driver of the Dodge hit a car on 87th street, then swerved north on Broadway, where he ran into another car and slammed into Schmeer at 90th and Broadway.
No comments:
Post a Comment
We appreciates all comments and fosters free speech, however, keep in mind that we have young readers who peruse our site. Having said that, please refrain from using profane language, and know that flaming will not be tolerated. Spam will not be tolerated.