Man indicted for murder of Madeira store owner, prosecutor says 68-year-old Roop Chand Gupta was shot and killed at his store on Kenwood Road on Feb. 9. (Source: WXIX) By Jared Goffinet | March 17, 2021 at 3:37 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 3:37 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A man, who was found to be in possession of the gun used in the murder of a store owner, has now been indicted.
Lamond Johnson, 35, was indicted on Wednesday for the murder of 68-year-old Roop Chand Gupta at Madeira Beverage on Kenwood Road on Feb. 9, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced.
Johnson was arrested on March 7 following a police chase.
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Reward doubled in murder of Madeira convenience store owner
The suspect shot 68-year-old Roop Chand Gupta point blank with a shotgun, police said. Police released this image of the suspect in the Madeira Beverage shooting. (Source: Madeira Police Department) By FOX19 Digital Staff | February 22, 2021 at 6:18 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 6:25 PM
MADEIRA, Ohio (FOX19) - A reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who murdered a store owner in Madeira has been doubled.
The Madeira Police Department is now offering $20,000 after receiving an additional $10,000 from a Cincinnati-based business it leaves unnamed.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms put up the original reward money days after the Feb. 9 murder.
Search continues for suspect in deadly shooting of Madeira store owner
Search continues for suspect in deadly shooting of Madeira store owner By Mike Schell and Jared Goffinet | February 11, 2021 at 4:24 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 11:00 AM
MADEIRA, Ohio (FOX19) - Madeira police continue to follow leads and search for the man they say shot and killed the owner of Madeira Beverage on Tuesday.
Roop Chand Gupta, 68, died shortly after he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, a coroner’s report shows.
The shooting was reported at Madeira Beverage on Kenwood Road around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday The suspect shot the owner with a shotgun, according to Madeira police.