Associated Press
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. — The co-owner of a convenience store in the northwest Washington was fatally injured and her nephew was hurt after they chased a shoplifter out to a waiting vehicle.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that police Chief Lin Tucker said Friday that the male shoplifter grabbed beer Thursday night at the James Market in the town of Sedro-Woolley and was pursued outside by the woman and man from the store.
The chief says a fleeing SUV hit them both and dragged the woman. Three other people — two men and a woman — were waiting in the vehicle. There was no word of any arrests.
She was pronounced dead at a hospital. Sgt. David Pierce says her nephew suffered minor injuries.
The store was closed Friday but a steady stream of customers dropped by, some leaving flowers and cards.
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