Arrest Made In Attleboro Rooming House Murder
ATTLEBORO (CBS) - An arrest has been made in the murder that shocked an Attleboro neighborhood.
50-year-old Joseph Kilrow was reportedly beaten, strangled and stabbed when his body was found in a rooming house July 10.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter says Matthew Gumkowski, 30, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, was charged Wednesday morning with the murder.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Jim Smith reports
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Gumkowski had been a person of interest in the crime.
Fire personnel found Kilrow's body on the floor. Police say a fire was set to cover up the crime.
An investigation found that Gumkowski was the last to be seen with Kilrow.
Sutter refused to address reports that the killing was over $25.