According to officials, Susan Perkins sustained life-threatening injuries on Aug. 31, 2004 after jumping from the trunk of a car. On August 31, 2004, around 8:30 p.m. Susan Perkins and a friend were tinting windows in a salon on Maitland Avenue, officials said. A masked Black male entered the salon, officials explained. He was armed with an unknown type of rifle.According to investigators, the man ordered Perkins and her friend into Susans red Ford Focus and made them drive to the Washington Mutual Bank. The victims leaped from the trunk but Susan struck her head on the pavement in her brave attempt to escape, investigators said.