Albemarle, NC

"A Concord real estate company owner said Tuesday he wants to start a reward fund to help find the person who killed an 81-year-old Albemarle coin dealer during a robbery last week.

Police say Eldridge Roger Gibson was shot during a robbery around 5 p.m. Thursday at B&G Coins, the West Main Street shop that he operated for decades. Gibson died of his wounds late Thursday night.

Albemarle police say the man suspected in the robbery and killing drove off in Gibson's 2010 pick-up truck. That vehicle was discovered Saturday at City Lake Park in northwest Albemarle.

Lancaster said Gibson, whose wife died several years ago, continued to operate his shop on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. He said Gibson told him he'd run the shop for 30 or 40 years."

More details are available on the Charlotte Observer website.

I didn't know Mr. Gibson. Whoever did this is the lowest form of life on the planet.

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