RICHMOND, Va. -- A Dollar General employee was killed in an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon in Richmond, Crime Insider sources told CBS 6. Sources said shots were fired inside the store.
Officers were called to the store, located on the 3300 block of Richmond Highway, for a report of a robbery and shooting.
Police said the employee was found inside the store with a gunshot wound. He was later taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
Witnesses said they saw customers run out of the store following the shooting.
"I mean what kind of money do they got at Dollar General?" Alterick Gaston asked.
Gaston said he frequently shops at Dollar General and knows the employees. He said they are like family to him.
"He was a real positive guy," Gaston said of the employee who was shot. "We talked about life in general and you know how the prices of things are so high it's squeezing pennies. This store is good for our community."
Gaston said he felt sad looking at the crime scene.
"Unfortunately it happened this time of year," Gaston said. "Unfortunately it happened at all where families get together and things like that. It's senseless violence. For you to kill a store clerk at Dollar General, there's really no money there. It's a dollar store."
The shooting marks the 61st homicide of the year in Richmond.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Major Crimes Detective M. Gouldman at (804) 646-3915 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
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