Man arrested in murder of Ridley Township smoke shop employee

RIDLEY TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Police in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania have made an arrest in the murder of a smoke shop employee.

Shawn Williams, 39, of Chester, Delaware County faces homicide charges.
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Police say Williams shot Sameer Adbullah multiple times inside the Empire Smoke Shop on the 1400 block of Chester Pike in Crum Lynne around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 17.

Arriving officers found Adbullah behind the counter.

Investigators collected evidence linking Williams to the crime.

Police say Williams was interviewed and confessed to Abdullah's murder.
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Police say the motive of the shooting remains unclear. They say it was not a robbery.

"By all accounts, Abdullah was hard working and well respected. This is a tragic and senseless loss of life," the Ridley Township Police Department said in a press release.

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