A 65-year-old woman is dead after an attack at the Barnes and Noble store in Palm Beach Gardens on Dec. 22, police said.
Investigators have arrested Antonio Roderick Moore, 40, on a charge of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Rita B. Loncharich. She died at a hospital after the attack inside the store at the Legacy Place shopping center along PGA Boulevard.
Palm Beach County Jail records did not list a city of residence of Moore, who was expected to appear at a bail hearing on Dec. 23.
Investigators are working to determine a motive for the attack, which took place on one of the last nights of the holiday shopping season, a police department spokesperson said.
Witnesses told investigators that Moore stabbed Loncharich inside the store, then ran out.
Police officers found Moore shortly after arriving on scene and took him into custody.
Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@pbpost.com and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today.
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