Dollar General Manager Fatally Shot By Customer Buying $1.58 Hamburger Buns, Police Say

A Dollar General store head was fatally changeable by a customer who came successful to buy hamburger buns for $1.58, authorities said.

Alexis Hill, a 44-year-old mother of 3 boys, was changeable and killed astatine a Dollar General shop connected Victory Drive successful Columbus, Georgia, astir 100 miles southwest of Atlanta, astir 11 a.m. Tuesday, WTVM reported.

Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said a man came into nan shop to bargain nan buns and gave Hill 2 crumpled $1 bills. As Hill straightened retired nan cash, nan customer stepped to nan side, pulled retired a weapon and changeable her, Bryan said.

The gunman, identified arsenic 33-year-old Jerome Willis, ran from nan shop but was stopped by constabulary little than 2 miles distant adjacent Baker Plaza Drive aft he changeable a Columbus constabulary serviceman and his K-9, nan Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. An serviceman was injured successful that shooting.

Authorities person not shared a motive for nan shooting. The Independent has contacted nan Georgia Bureau of Investigation for much information.

A friend of Hill’s remembered her arsenic “sweet” and “positive,” telling WTVM, “She’d make you laugh. She loved that job, and she worked her full butt disconnected for that job.”

In a nationalist statement, Hill’s relative said nan family was mourning nan abrupt decease of a “beloved sister,” and that nan family was asking for privateness during this achy period.

Meanwhile, nan serviceman injured successful nan 2nd shooting pinch Willis was treated and is expected to make a afloat beingness recovery, nan Columbus Police Department wrote connected Facebook. The K-9, Havoc, is successful unchangeable information but will require surgery. The constabulary section noted connected nan station that “his handler has been by his broadside each measurement of nan way.”

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating nan constabulary shooting. Authorities person not shared immoderate further accusation astir Willis.