NEW YORK (AP) — Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to track him down on a midtown Manhattan block in what looked like a professional hit.
But who killed Woodard and why remained a mystery on Tuesday as police studied security videotape of the unidentified gunman and delved into Woodard's checkered past for clues.
The slaying "was not a random thing as far as we can tell," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday.
Seeking the public's help in identifying the shooter, the New York Police Department circulated security camera footage indicating he knew Woodard was in the area — and was waiting for the 31-year-old from Los Angeles.
