By james art 
Dean Michael Newman has been identified as the suspect in a fatal shooting at the Monkey Junction Walmart in Wilmington, North Carolina.
A Walmart employee was shot and killed Saturday night during an attempted shoplifting by a man who pulled out a gun.
The New Hanover Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to 5135 Carolina Beach Road, the address of the Walmart Super Center in Monkey Junction in Wilmington around 6pm on Saturday, November 2nd in reference to a shooting.
According to their preliminary investigation, a suspect, identified as Dean Michael Newman, was involved in a shoplifting incident when the deceased male employee and several others encountered him. An argument ensued during which he pulled out a gun and shot the victim, killing him.
Newman fled the store but was quickly arrested in the parking lot by a deputy.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office announced there is no threat to the public. New Hanover and Pender County District Attorney Rebecca Zimmer Donaldson said they are not releasing the victim’s name at this time until the family is notified.
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