L'assassí confés, de 45 anys d'edat , primer va dir a la policia que ja es trobava a la cafeteria on la víctima seia amb els seus amics i es va veure obligat a apunyalar-lo en defensa pròpia.
The 45-year old self-confessed murderer initially told the police that he was already at the coffee shop where the victim was sitting with his friends, that they attacked him as he was heading back to his car, and that he was forced to stab the victim in self-defense.