The perp actually owned the 2009 Toyota Corolla listed in the link at post 59 by E. Pluribus. The VIN is JF2GPBLC1GH236990
I’m fairly certain that he did not won the “1927 Ford Corolla” listed in the link by SunkenCiv, and he definitely was not Asian-American.
My $0.02 worth is that this was a “resignation in lieu of termination” (to allow the city to avoid a potential lawsuit, the perp to save face, and perhaps find another job), that went horribly wrong.
I’ll bet a 1927 Ford Corolla is really worth some cash by now.