Cops: Robbery wasn’t motive in fatal shooting

Cops: Robbery wasn’t motive in fatal shooting
By Edward Mason & Laurel J. Sweet  |   Tuesday, October 26, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

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Police eliminated robbery as a motive for the cold-blooded assault on a Roxbury convenience store Saturday that left a woman dead and the store owner seriously injured.

“Investigators do not believe this was in any way random, and they don’t believe robbery was the motive,” said Boston police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll.

Police also continued their search for the killer who burst into the Quick Stop convenience store with an AK-47 and unleashed a hail of gunfire. But Boston police would not discuss what they believe the gunman’s motive was.

“We’re continuing to search for suspects and police are following up on some very promising leads,” Driscoll said. Boston police are asking that tips be phoned into homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.

Police did not release the name of the woman who was killed. Driscoll said it’s unclear if the Quick Stop’s owner was the intended target of the assault. The store’s owner, who also was not identified, stumbled bleeding into a neighboring restaurant and collapsed. The daylight assault was launched just feet away from the Boston police’s SWAT team headquarters.

David Procopio said state and Boston police are investigating a mysterious 911 call about a trooper shot in Boston placed around the same time the Warren Street incident occurred.

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