Mar 14, 2006 11:33 pm US/Eastern
No Arrests In Wakefield Double Murder
WAKEFIELD (CBS4) ―
-
-
Investigators do not believe burglary or theft were motives in the double murder
CBS
-
-
51-year-old Chester Roberts was shot in the back Monday morning.
CBS
Investigators in Wakefield do not have any suspects or a murder weapon in the shooting deaths of two men at a cement pouring company.
39-year-old Michael Zammitti Jr. was found seated at his desk on the building's second floor with a gunshot wound to the head. Chester Roberts, 51, a part-time driver, was found on the first floor, shot in the back.
Zammitti's father found the bodies early Monday morning. He was so shaken up, he spent the night in a hospital.
Authorities believe that the younger Zammitti, co-owner with his father of Allstate Concrete Pumping, was the target of the attack.
"It does appear, given the location of the bodies, that he may not have been the intended target of this, that he may have happened upon the circumstances," Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley said of Roberts.
Investigators said they believe the men were killed sometime after 7:30 a.m. and shortly before the elder Zammitti discovered them and called 911.
"I saw him holding his heart and pointing inside the building," auto shop owner Billy Crocker said, describing Michael Zammitti Sr. leaving the building to meet a police cruiser. "This is just devastating."
Coakley said burglary and theft were not motives. No other employees were in the building. The company pours concrete and also has state contracts to plow highways.
"Obviously we haven't ruled any theories out at this stage in the game," Coakley said at a news conference.
The building was equipped with security cameras, but they were broken.
Michael Zammitti Jr. was described by other area business owners as an easygoing, family man. A father of three, he was said to have been a hard worker and loving dad.
"He was a gentleman. You never saw him step out of line," said Dave Fenner, of Melrose, who works a few doors down from the Zammittis at Auto Glass Technologies.
Roberts was a part-time driver for the Zammittis and stopped by most mornings looking for work, Coakley said. She didn't believe he had a job with the concrete company on Monday.
Police Chief Rick Smith these were the first homicides in Wakefield since Dec. 26, 2000, when Michael "Mucko" McDermott killed seven co-workers at a software company. McDermott was convicted and is serving a life sentence.
(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Northeastern Drops Football Program 40 mins ago
Pats Defense, Productive Offense Beat Jets 31-14 49 mins ago 
Stumble It!
Comments