Grocery cashier killed over alleged mask dispute in Georgia; suspect, off-duty cop also wounded



Police said a dispute over mask requirements led to a lethal shooting in a Georgia grocery store on Monday with one fatality and two people injured.

DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox told reporters in a media briefing that the incident began when a male walked into a Big Bear grocery store in DeKalb County about 1 p.m. and argued with employees about the mask requirement.

The man left the store without completing his purchase but then walked back in. He then allegedly pulled out a handgun, shot and killed the female cashier.

Maddox said an off-duty deputy was at the scene on his part-time job, and he fired at the suspect, striking him.

"That is what he's trained to do, that's part of his 30-year career in law enforcement," Maddox said of the off-duty deputy. "All of us here are trained to intervene and to respond."

The suspect then fired back at the deputy, striking him twice. The suspect was arrested by responding officers while he was trying to crawl out of the store.

Both men were hospitalized after the incident. The off-duty officer was listed in stable condition, according to reports. The suspect is also listed in stable condition.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation tweeted later that they had identified the suspect as 30-year-old Victor Lee Tucker Jr. Authorities added that a second cashier had been grazed by a bullet during the shooting.

"I seen him when he walked in, he started just slapping the lady about something, I don't know what it was, and then he started shootin'," said an eyewitness to WXIA-TV.

"He just walks in the store, past the guard, past me, and just starts hittin' her with the gun," he added.

A large sign outside the store read, "No Mask, No Service."

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3 dead — including child — following Florida supermarket shooting



Three people are dead — including one child — following a Thursday morning shooting that took place at a Publix supermarket in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, USA Today reported.

What are the details?

An unnamed gunman — among the three dead — reportedly opened fire while inside the grocery store at The Crossroads shopping center.

Those dead include a man, a woman, and a child. It is not known at the time of this reporting whether the male or the female was the shooter. Authorities also did not state whether the man, woman, and child had any known relationship to one another.

Spokesperson Teri Barbera for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said that the incident was not an active shooter situation.

"Detectives are in the beginning stages of determining what led up to the shooting," she added. "More information will be released when it becomes available."

In a statement obtained by WKMG-TV, a spokesperson for the large grocery store chain said, "Our thoughts are with those who are impacted by this tragedy. We are cooperating with the local law enforcement. Since this is an active police investigation, we cannot confirm any additional details."

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office also tweeted about the incident, writing, "Detectives are investigating a shooting that took place INSIDE Publix in RPB. Upon arrival deputies located three individuals deceased from gunshot wounds, one adult male, one adult female, and one child. The shooter is one of the deceased. This was NOT an active shooter situation."

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— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) 1623342843.0

What else do we know?

Joey Mendoza, 62, told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that he was pulling into the store's parking lot when he saw the large police presence surrounding the building.

"A couple of minutes later, I would've been in there," he told the outlet. "That's what I'm thinking. Two, three minutes later, usually, because I parked right in the front. At that point, I didn't bother getting out."

"I saw them running in, I didn't get out of the vehicle," he added. "They just kept coming. Cruiser after cruiser, ambulance after ambulance, fire truck after fire truck."

This is a developing story and will be updated as events warrant.

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