Police were searching for two men seen leaving the neighborhood in a full-size SUV, possibly a Chevy Suburban.
According to the preliminary homicide investigation, it appears Rodgers collapsed on the couch, Spiers said. The victim used a cane, investigators believe, but they aren’t sure whether he was disabled.
“He was mobile,” Spiers said. There was no sign of forced entry, and the victim appeared to live alone.
Shell casings have been found inside and outside the apartment, where several people — including the victim’s family — gathered soon after the incident at the two-story, multi-family residence in the Wesleyan Hill neighborhood.
The information about the two men came from witnesses, who were being interviewed late Tuesday night, Spiers said.
“As far as we know, we have no history here or prior complaints” at the address, the sergeant said. “There have been complaints about drugs (in the apartment complex), but as far as we know this individual has no prior history of any drug involvement.”
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