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Sheriff: Cashier fatally shot after dispute with person over a mask
DECATUR, Ga. - DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said a supermarket cashier was shot over a dispute with a customer about a mask on Monday. A DeKalb County deputy in the supermarket shot at the suspect, Maddox said, and the suspect returned fire and struck the deputy.Authorities said the suspect, currently hospitalized, was arguing about a mask when he shot at a cashier at Big Bear Supermarket in Decatur. A deputy, who was employed part-time for security with the store, intervened and returned fire, a sheriff's office spokesperson said. "That is what he's trained to do, that's part of his 30-year career in law enforcement," Maddox said.