STATE POLICE SAY THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT WHO WAS MURDERED DURING AN ARMED ROBBERY IN EDGEWOOD SUNDAY WAS 62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PELKEY OF ESTANCIA. POLICE SAY PELKEY WAS WORKING AT THE SMITH’S FUEL CENTER WHEN HE WAS SHOT BY A MAN WEARING A BANDANA OVER HIS FACE. HE DIED LATER AT THE HOSPITAL.
INVESTIGATORS ON MONDAY RELEASED A PHOTO OF A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK THE SUSPECT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THE SUSPECT IS SAID TO BE A WHITE MALE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE, WITH A THIN BUILD, AND BETWEEN 5-10 AND SIX FEET TALL.
