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Saturday, January 2, 2010

14-year-old becomes the first murder victim of the new year

Concord police are looking for the man who gunned down and killed 14-year-old Oscar Martinez Friday afternoon.

He was walking in front of Dover's Supermarket on Cabarrus Avenue West when he was shot.

"I don’t have a suspect or a motive at this point," said deputy chief Guy Smith of the Concord Police Department.

Officers received a 911 call around 3:42 in the afternoon and found Martinez in the parking lot. It does not appear that the store had any connection to this crime. "We're interviewing witnesses at this time," said Smith.

Right now there is no suggestion of a fight or a struggle before the shooting. Officers believe that Martinez was shot at least one time.

Investigators spent Friday evening following up on leads and trying to determine the number of suspects.

"Probably more than one. I haven’t got with my investigators, we're going to get together here shortly," said Smith.

Martinez just celebrated his 14th birthday December 1st. He became Concord’s first murder victim of the year, and now police want to know why.

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