New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- A 65-year-old woman was fatally stabbed inside a Barnes & Noble store in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Monday evening, police said. The attack occurred around 7:53 p.m. on December 22 at the bookstore located at 11380 Legacy Avenue.

The victim was identified as Rita B. Loncharich, 65. Officers responding to reports of a stabbing found her inside the store and immediately began lifesaving efforts. She was transported to a local hospital by Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue but later died from her injuries.

According to court documents, Loncharich was reading a magazine when she was stabbed in the back without warning. Despite her injuries, she managed to call her husband, Stuart Loncharich, and tell him she had been ...