Salesman arrested in NYC over 3 killings
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November 23, 2012, Friday
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A garment salesman was arrested in New York for allegedly killing three Middle Eastern shopkeepers as they worked alone in their clothing stores. Authorities believe the man had been poised to strike again.
Police said Salvatore Perrone, 63, was taken into custody on Wednesday for the shootings that scores of New York City detectives were investigating.
A pharmacy worker recognized him as the balding man shown in surveillance footage leaving the scene of the most recent shooting on November 16 with a duffel bag, police said.
Another shopkeeper came forward and said Perrone had gone into his store and questioned him about whether he worked alone and when he closed, police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
"It's reasonable to assume he was going to keep doing this, and, by arresting him, we saved lives," Kelly said.
Perrone, of Staten Island, was arrested on murder charges. He was in custody on Wednesday and couldn't be reached for comment. A message left on his phone was not returned. It was unclear if he had an attorney.
Detectives said they found the duffel bag at his girlfriend's home. Inside, they said, was a sawed-off rifle used in the killings, along with .22-caliber ammunition, black gloves, women's clothing, a bloody knife and a bottle of bleach.
Perrone's fingerprint was lifted from the murder weapon, Kelly said.
Initially, authorities thought the killer might have targeted the Brooklyn shopkeepers, who were from Iran and Egypt, because of their Middle Eastern backgrounds. But on Wednesday Kelly said there was no motive he could speak of.
In the most recent killing, Rahmatollah Vahidipour, an Iranian, was shot three times in the head and chest.
Police said Salvatore Perrone, 63, was taken into custody on Wednesday for the shootings that scores of New York City detectives were investigating.
A pharmacy worker recognized him as the balding man shown in surveillance footage leaving the scene of the most recent shooting on November 16 with a duffel bag, police said.
Another shopkeeper came forward and said Perrone had gone into his store and questioned him about whether he worked alone and when he closed, police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
"It's reasonable to assume he was going to keep doing this, and, by arresting him, we saved lives," Kelly said.
Perrone, of Staten Island, was arrested on murder charges. He was in custody on Wednesday and couldn't be reached for comment. A message left on his phone was not returned. It was unclear if he had an attorney.
Detectives said they found the duffel bag at his girlfriend's home. Inside, they said, was a sawed-off rifle used in the killings, along with .22-caliber ammunition, black gloves, women's clothing, a bloody knife and a bottle of bleach.
Perrone's fingerprint was lifted from the murder weapon, Kelly said.
Initially, authorities thought the killer might have targeted the Brooklyn shopkeepers, who were from Iran and Egypt, because of their Middle Eastern backgrounds. But on Wednesday Kelly said there was no motive he could speak of.
In the most recent killing, Rahmatollah Vahidipour, an Iranian, was shot three times in the head and chest.
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