A 50-year-old convenience store clerk, Alfredo Escalona Mares, is shot and killed during an armed robbery at Value Mart in Harnett County late Saturday night. The incident unfolds around 11:16 PM when a masked male suspect enters the store with a weapon and demands cash, fatally wounding Mares in the process.
As the tragedy unfolds, a customer inside the store is assaulted by the suspect and is now recovering from non-life threatening injuries. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the crime and has urged anyone with information to reach out to their tip line, emphasizing the importance of community assistance in apprehending the suspect, who fled the scene following the shooting.
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