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A 65 year old woman died stabbed on one barnes and noble In Florida While shopping for Christmas gifts.
The suspected attacker, a 40-year-old man, has been charged with murder after the attack which happened shortly before 8pm on Monday. Palm Beach Gardens.
Rita Loncharikh was reading a magazine when she was attacked. cbs12 Report. Her husband told reporters that his wife called him on her cell phone to tell him that she had been stabbed after the attack.
First responders arrived at the scene and rendered aid, but Loncharich died from his injuries after being taken to a local hospital for further treatment.
her husband told cbs12 Police had told them that the alleged attacker was a homeless man from Alabama who was mentally ill and had only been in Florida for a week.
Police have not confirmed this, but said the suspected attacker, 40-year-old Antonio Moore, ran out of the store after the stabbing.
Moore was charged with first-degree premeditated murder on Tuesday and is now being held without bond, according to online jail records. ABC News,
Police say investigators are still trying to determine the motive for the attack and the investigation is ongoing.
Local Barnes & Noble customers said they were shocked by the deadly attack just days before the holidays.
Barnes & Noble customer Carol Finger said cbs12: “I think it’s very upsetting. I really do. I’m sorry to hear that. I’m feeling a little upset to say the least. I’m sorry it happened. It’s a terrible thing.”
Another customer, Quinn Davis, said it was “terrible”, adding that “you hear stories like this, and you don’t expect this to happen, and it’s just heartbreaking”.
Independent Barnes & Noble has contacted the press office, but the company has told other outlets that it does not comment on ongoing police investigations.