BOSTON (WHDH) - Police are turning to the public for help as they search for an “armed and dangerous” man accused of fatally shooting a woman outside a Roslindale pharmacy last week.
Akil Jackson, 41, is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of Alicia Heywood who was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in the area of Corinth and Birch streets just before 1:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the Boston Police Department.
She was transported to an area hospital where she later died of her wounds.
Jackson’s last known address was in Easton, police say.
Investigators do not believe the shooting was random.
Heywood, 42, of South Easton, was working at nearby Sullivan’s Pharmacy at the time of the shooting. Now, flowers, candles and a balloon make up a growing memorial left in the pharmacy’s parking lot.
The pharmacy posted a statement on the door reading, “The victim was a beloved member of our Sullivan’s Pharmacy family… We appreciate the outpouring of support and concern that we have received from our community, but please recognize that this is very difficult for our staff, friends and families, and respect our decision to not discuss the incident at this time.”
Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
No further details were released.
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