Boston Delivery Driver Shot Dead In Vermont

ROCKINGHAM, VT (CBS) -- A Boston produce delivery driver was found shot dead in his truck Friday evening in Vermont, according to Vermont State Police. They are calling the death suspicious.

State police said they responded to a call for a welfare check on the male driver of a box truck on Route 103 in Rockingham around 5:45 p.m. They said troopers found the truck pulled over on the side of the road.

Police said 44-year-old Roberto Fonseca-Rivera, of Boston, was found dead in his truck, appearing to have died from gunshot wounds. He was a delivery driver for Katsiroubas Produce of Hyde Park, and was in Vermont making deliveries.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of our dedicated, kind and reliable coworker," Ted Katsiroubas of Katsiroubas Produce said in a statement Saturday night. "We hope the investigation is quick and successful. We are assisting any way we can. We want justice for Roberto."

Fonseca-Rivera was last known to be in Rutland, Vermont around 12:15 p.m. Friday, and was heading south on Route 103, police said. They believe the shooting happened between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., and that it took place close to where the body and truck were found.

An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday. Police believe this was an isolated incident. WBZ-TV's sister station in Vermont, WCAX-TV, reported that police told them they do not believe it to be a suicide.

"Roberto's smiling, outgoing presence always brightened out days. This is a man who would stay after work to help coworkers, repairing their vehicles," Katsiroubas said in the statement.

Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call 802-722-4600.