The Sad Story Of How A Woman Was Shot Dead by Hitchhiker She Picked Up

The victim, Caylee Massey (L) the suspect, Christopher Blake Scruggs (R)

 

An 18-year-old Oklahoma woman has been shot and killed by the hitchhiker she picked up on the side of the road.

Inside Edition reports that the young woman by the name Caylee Massey and a man were traveling overnight from Oklahoma City about 90 miles across state to Canton when they reportedly picked up another man looking for a ride.

According to the police, the man hitched a ride with the pair in Oklahoma City and about two miles east of Canton, he fatally shot Massey, who was also a passenger in the car, before fleeing.

The man whom Cassey was originally travelling with, rushed to the Canton Police Department to get help, but it was too late and Massey could not be saved.

It was not immediately clear what led to the shooting.

Investigators named Christopher Blake Scruggs, 23, as a person of interest in the case and said he is also wanted for questioning in a violent attack in Logan County.

Those who knew Massey were stunned by the news.

“I cannot believe something so awful has happened to such a sweet, loving girl,” one friend wrote on Instagram. “Caylee was one of the brightest people with a genuine heart.”