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An attempted robbery has turned deadly in Lake Waccamaw.
Authorities tell News 6, an employee at Hills Supermarket on Old Highway 74/76 shot and killed a man trying to rob the store.
Police say the 911 call came in around 9:45 Sunday night, just before closing time at 10:00pm. No customers were inside the store at the time.
According to Chief Scott Hyatt, the would-be robber was rounding up three employees into the office area when one of the employees shot the man. He died at the scene.
As of early Monday morning, police were still trying to identify the robber. They say he is a black man in his late 20's or early 30's. His body has been taken to the Columbus County hospital.
Police are still investigating whether there were possible accomplices to the robbery, perhaps waiting nearby with a get-away vehicle.
At this time, no information is being released about the employee that shot the robber.
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