N.H. Man Who Triggered Massive Manhunt Indicted For Rape, Murder

SALEM, MA— A Manchester N.H. man who triggered a massive manhunt in March has been indicted by a grand jury accused of killing a pizza-delivery man in Lynn, then raping and robbing a North Andover store clerk, all in one day, the Eagle-Tribune reports.

Brian Brito, 21, of Manchester, New Hampshire, has been indicted on charges of: first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery while masked, and illegal possession of a gun and illegal possession of ammunition, the newspaper reports

No arraignment date has been scheduled so far in Salem Superior Court.

Police and prosecutors allege that on the afternoon of March 27, Brito shot pizza delivery man Mohammedreza Sina Zangiband, 24, of Salem in a suspected case of road rage.

Zangiband, who was delivering pizzas for Atha's Famous Roast Beef in Lynn, was shot while sitting in the driver's seat of his car behind a school.

More than three hours after the shooting, prosecutors say Brito stopped at the Richdale Convenience store on Chickering Road in North Andover.

Allegedly armed with a gun, investigators say Brito donned a mask and gloves, and forced the female clerk into a back room, raped her, then robbed the register and lottery machine.

As he left, he Allegedly told the woman, "Thank you for making this easy. I had to kill someone today that made it hard," according to police.

He was stopped by state police on Route 1 in Peabody that night.

Brito will continue to be held without bail pending his superior court arraignment.