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Manchester, NH, Police Ask For Public's Help Solving Woman's Murder

MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS) – Investigators in New Hampshire continue to search for the person responsible for killing a 62-year-old woman who was out for a walk.

Sixty-two-year-old Denise Robert was well-liked in the Manchester community and as a longtime employee at the New Hampshire Union Leader she was also well-known.

On Sunday night, Robert was shot to death as she went on a fitness walk in the area of Ray and Carpenter Streets.

Denise Robert
Denise Robert. (Photo credit: New Hampshire Union Leader)

Her death has rocked the north end community that has few answers as to who is responsible or why it happened

A small roadside memorial now sits in the area on Ray Street where Robert's body was discovered.

Neighbors reported hearing gunshots and then seeing a dark older model pick-up truck speed away.

While the investigation is ongoing, officers continue to canvass the neighborhood hoping to ease residents' fears.

Manchester Memorial
A small memorial near the site where Denise Robert was killed. (WBZ-TV)

There is still a question of whether the shooting was random or if Robert was a target.

"The reason we're putting so much information out, which is very rare in a homicide case, is because I need information in," said Police Chief Nick Willard.

"So anybody that has surveillance video in this neighborhood anywhere down Union Street towards Webster Street. A speeding pick-up truck or even of the victim, if anyone had seen the victim. That's stuff we can then use to try to draw a conclusion."

The chief says Robert was not robbed and all of her belongings were still intact.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Manchester Police Department.

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