ABC 11
May 14, 2015
Officials in Cary say they don’t believe the man arrested in connection with the death of a 72-year-old man knew the victim.
Wake County Assistant District Attorney Howard Cummings said Monday the motive for the crime appeared to be a robbery.
The body of Luciano Mariano Andia was found just before 7 a.m. on Saturday in a car in the parking lot of a Dollar Tree at the corner of High House Road and Highway 55. A spokesperson for Dollar Tree said Andia was employed at the store.
His death was later ruled as a homicide after investigators said Andia appeared to have sustained injuries that caused his death.
The suspect, 53 year-old Dwight Anthony Blount, is in custody.
In a 911 call released early Sunday, a caller reported Andia was shot.
“Somebody shot this man out there in a car … he’s dead … the trunk is open and there are some holes through the window,” said the caller. “Me and my friend just pulled up and we seen it.”