Oxford Police search for suspect in pizza shop shooting death

Oxford, Al.
The assistant manager of a Papa Johns pizza shop in Oxford was shot and killed during a robbery Friday around 11:35 p.m., according to Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown.

Barbara Exum, 56, of Bacon Avenue in Anniston, was found shot to death in a small side room of the store, Brown said. He pronounced her dead around 1:30 this morning. A witness called police shortly after the shooting. They arrived to find the victim lying face up, with a gunshot wound to the chest, Partridge said.
Investigators worked well into the morning on the case. He said Oxford police and members of the Calhoun-Cleburne Drug & Violent Crime Task Force responded to the pizza shop, at the eastern end of Snow Street near the intersection with Hamric Drive East.
Oxford police are searching for a suspect who was witnessed running away from the scene. Police Chief Bill Partridge stated he was described as a dark-complected black man, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with short hair, a skinny build and a deep, raspy voice.He was wearing a black hoodie, with a green and brown camouflage bandanna around his face, and was armed with a black semi-automatic handgun at the time of the shooting.Anyone with more information in the case can contact Oxford Police at 256-831-3121, or at www.oxfordpd.org. Authorities will accept anonymous information and do not need identifying information for any tipsters.