Police: Woman killed inside H Street deli

WASHINGTON – A 64-year-old Rockville woman was shot and killed inside her H Street store early Thursday morning. D.C. Police say her killer was trying to rob the deli, ABC 7 reports.

Hae Soon Lim was found dead inside the Grace Deli in the 700 block of H Street Northeast at 6:30 a.m. Police say she was shot in the neck.

Investigators believe the attempted robbery and shooting happened as Lim was opening the store that she owned for eight years.

Detectives are now checking to see whether there was a camera in or around the store that may have captured images or video of a suspect, ABC 7 reports.

WTOP’s Megan Cloherty contributed to this report.

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