Canton Police Chief Jack Angelo
By the time officers arrived, Nelson had already fled through the back of the restaurant, Angelo said.
‘When we got there, we did only locate one victim,’ Angelo said of Rogers, who had suffered two gunshot wounds.
History of domestic violence
Officers eventually tracked Nelson down Friday night in
East Canton, police said.
‘There was a history of
domestic violence in their past,’ Angelo alleged.
‘Far too often, domestic incidents lead to tragedies like this.’
Rebecca Jean Rogers OH waitress shot dead by Richard James Nelson. Image via social media.
Prior rap sheet
‘All I can tell you is she is a beautiful person, an outgoing person an amazing mother, grandmother, employee, a beautiful heart just a beautiful person all around,’ Rogers’ former co-worker
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A Hudson Valley native and mother of four was allegedly gunned down while at work by an ex-boyfriend.
Rebecca Jean Rogers, age 38, who grew up in Orange County, and graduated from Goshen High School, was shot and killed Friday, April 16, while at her waitressing job at a Bob Evans Restaurant in Ohio, where she moved several years ago.
Rogers ex-boyfriend, Richard Nelson, age 54, of Canton, Ohio, walked into the restaurant, past the cash register, and down a hallway where he then allegedly shot Rogers multiple times before fleeing, Canton Police said.
Nelson was later captured by Canton Police and charged with murder, said Lt. Dennis Garren.
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