Suspect, wife held in Medford massacre

Originally published: June 23, 2011 10:47 AM
Updated: June 23, 2011 5:12 PM
By ANDREW STRICKLER andrew.strickler@newsday.com

Suffolk police Wednesday arrest David Laffer, 33, in connection with four killings Sunday in a Medford pharmacy. Videojournalists: Jim Staubitser and Stringer News (June 22, 2011) (June 22, 2011 2:45 PM)

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Culminating an intense three-day manhunt triggered by a cold-blooded mass murder, Suffolk police Wednesday morning arrested a Medford man in connection with the quadruple murder at a Medford pharmacy, a police source said.

Officers took David Laffer, 33, into custody three days after the shootings at Haven Drugs on Sunday, the source said.

Laffer offered some resistance when he was arrested...

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