Ronni Chasen may have been the victim of a random act of violence, a robbery committed by a man on a bicycle according to the Beverly Hills Police Department.
At a news conference, police officials said they do not believe Harold Martin Smith was a hit man and believe he acted alone. Officials said he was at a desperate point in his life and resorted to “desperate measures.”
“It was a random act of violence, more a robbery gone bad,” said Sgt. Michael Publicker of the Beverly Hills Police Department.
Beverly Hills Police Chief David Snowden confirmed that the gun Smith used to kill himself at a Hollywood hotel last Thursday was the same one that had killed Chasen, based on a preliminary ballistic examination.
The “AMW” tipster — who wants to remain anonymous — stands to collect a $125,000 reward.