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Victor Lee Tucker Charged With Murder In Atlanta Grocery Store Shooting Over Mask Requirement

A cashier was killed and the suspect and the sheriff’s deputy were injured in a shooting at an Atlanta grocery store on Monday.

According to Dekalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox, Victor Lee Tucker Jr. shot the cashier, Laquitta Willis, after the two argued about COVID-19 masking policies. The sheriff’s deputy, who worked part-time as security for the store, intervened.

The deputy was shot at twice, but he was wearing a bulletproof vest.

Maddox said: “That is what he’s trained to do, that’s part of his 30-year career in law enforcement. All of us here are trained to intervene and to respond.”

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All three were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. The cashier died and the suspect and deputy were still receiving treatment as of Monday afternoon.

The deputy has been working on the DeKalb police force for 30 years.

Elizabeth Letsou

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