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Florida Barnes & Noble Killing: Everything We Know

Florida Barnes & Noble Killing: Everything We Know

Summary

A man named Antonio Moore allegedly stabbed and killed Rita Loncharich in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The attack was not personally motivated, and Moore was arrested shortly after the incident.

Key Facts

  • The victim, Rita Loncharich, was 65 years old.
  • The stabbing happened at a Barnes & Noble in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
  • Antonio Moore, the alleged attacker, told police he did not know Loncharich and the attack was random.
  • Moore was homeless and using the store to charge his phone.
  • The attack was described as a result of an "internal buildup" for Moore.
  • Police arrested Moore not far from the store after using eyewitness accounts and surveillance video.
  • Moore has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and is held without bond.
  • A court found probable cause for the charge against Moore, and he made his first court appearance in Palm Beach County.

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