Home Depot employee killed while trying to stop shoplifting suspect

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A sales associate at a Home Depot store in Pleasanton, California, died after being shot while trying to stop a shoplifter. Witnesses said the man was attempting to stop a theft in progress when a struggle ensued and he was shot. Two suspects, a man and a woman, were apprehended by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. Home Depot identified the victim as a sales associate named Blake and expressed condolences to his family.
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