--- description: The mother of a fugitive wanted for the alleged killing of a Las Vegas nail salon owner urged her daughter to surrender to the authorities title: Mother of Manicurist Killing Suspect Urges Her to Surrender image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt693ae348f2558bd2/698942a74ee26230aa313bbe/ap19004022341283.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'You Can't Run, Baby.' The Mother of a Woman Accused of Killing a Manicurist Urges Her to Surrender by [Eli Meixler](/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2019 3:57 AM CUT  This undated Clark County Detention Center booking photo shows Krystal Whipple, 21, of Las Vegas. This undated Clark County Detention Center booking photo shows Krystal Whipple, 21, of Las Vegas.AP—AP by [Eli Meixler](/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2019 3:57 AM CUT The mother of a fugitive wanted for the alleged killing of a Las Vegas nail salon owner urged her daughter to surrender to authorities Saturday as a weeklong manhunt continued. “[You can’t run](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/desperate-search-driver-allegedly-struck-killed-manicurist-enters-60160036 "undefined"), baby,” Sharon Whipple told her daughter, Krystal Whipple, in an interview with ABC News on Jan. 5\. “You cannot run. You have to come forward.” Krystal Whipple, 21, is [wanted by police](http://time.com/5493776/las-vegas-manicurist-killed-suspect/ "undefined") after allegedly running over and killing the owner of a nail salon on the afternoon of Dec. 29\. Whipple left the salon after trying to pay for a $35 manicure with a fraudulent credit card, saying she would retrieve cash from her car, according to Las Vegas police. Whipple was attempting to flee when 51-year-old Ngoc Q. Nguyen jumped in front of the vehicle. Security camera footage of the incident released by the Las Vegas police department showed Nguyen dragged underneath the vehicle. Nguyen’s husband also attempted to stop Whipple from leaving by grabbing her car from behind. Nguyen later died at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMCSN), according to police. Police said the vehicle, a black convertible sedan, was reported stolen from an auto rental agency last month. It was later [found abandoned](http://time.com/5493776/las-vegas-manicurist-killed-suspect/ "undefined") in a nearby apartment complex, according to the Associated Press. Whipple’s current whereabouts are unknown. “It is important that we [get this suspect into custody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19jKi3it%5F0&feature=youtu.be "undefined") as the victim’s family and this community deserve to have her answer for this horrible crime,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police homicide department Lt. Ray Spencer said in a public statement. Spencer also [requested](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19jKi3it%5F0&feature=youtu.be "undefined") that anyone with information about Whipple contact the authorities at 702-828-3521 or homicide@lvmpd.com. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5495228/krystal-whipple-mother-surrender/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5495228/krystal-whipple-mother-surrender/"},"headline":"'You Can't Run, Baby.' 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