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March 2023
www.wpri.com
''PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Who would want to kill the beloved neighborhood convenience store owner?
That question has troubled detectives for nearly two decades.
Deborah Tyrell, 46, was behind the counter of her Bucklin Street store in Providence when she was gunned down on Jan. 30, 2004.
Longtime customers of the West End Mart were shocked to hear that Deborah, who affectionately went by Debbie, had been killed.''
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“We didn’t get any real answers, and we still haven’t really gotten any answers,” her younger sister Barbara George said.
Barbara said her sister never felt unsafe while at work.
“She got to know everybody there, so she felt protected,” George explained. “She didn’t have any enemies.”
Detective Captain Roger Aspinall told 12 News that investigators at the time worked through a number of theories, including whether Debbie’s death was the result of a robbery gone wrong.
But nothing had been stolen.
“Deborah was well liked and well respected within the community,” Aspinall said.
There were no working cameras in the store, and no one saw what happened.''
''Anyone with information regarding Debbie’s death is asked to contact the Providence Police Department at (401) 272-3121.''
Beloved convenience store owner's murder still baffles family, police
Deborah Tyrell was behind the counter of her Bucklin Street convenience store when she was gunned down on Jan. 30, 2004.
www.wpri.com
''PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Who would want to kill the beloved neighborhood convenience store owner?
That question has troubled detectives for nearly two decades.
Deborah Tyrell, 46, was behind the counter of her Bucklin Street store in Providence when she was gunned down on Jan. 30, 2004.
Longtime customers of the West End Mart were shocked to hear that Deborah, who affectionately went by Debbie, had been killed.''
............
“We didn’t get any real answers, and we still haven’t really gotten any answers,” her younger sister Barbara George said.
Barbara said her sister never felt unsafe while at work.
“She got to know everybody there, so she felt protected,” George explained. “She didn’t have any enemies.”
Detective Captain Roger Aspinall told 12 News that investigators at the time worked through a number of theories, including whether Debbie’s death was the result of a robbery gone wrong.
But nothing had been stolen.
“Deborah was well liked and well respected within the community,” Aspinall said.
There were no working cameras in the store, and no one saw what happened.''
''Anyone with information regarding Debbie’s death is asked to contact the Providence Police Department at (401) 272-3121.''
