By james art 
(This story has been updated to add new information.)
A man is facing first-degree murder charges after an employee at a Monkey Junction Walmart was shot and killed during an attempted shoplifting Saturday night.
Dean Michael Newman has been arrested and charged in the death of Mark Thomas Pass, according to District Attorney Rebecca Zimmer Donaldson.
According to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, around 6:00 p.m. Saturday, several Walmart employees attempted to stop a shoplifting suspect at the store located at 5135 Carolina Beach Road.
A struggle ensued and “the suspect brandished a firearm and fired one shot, striking a Walmart employee,” according to the sheriff’s office.
It’s unclear what Newman was trying to steal.
Newman fled but confronted a sheriff’s deputy in the parking lot and was taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office.
A security guard was at the store early Sunday informing customers the south New Hanover County store was closed and told the StarNews the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office was also making the rounds.
A Walmart employee told the StarNews the store could reopen Monday.
This article originally appeared on the Wilmington StarNews: Victim, suspect in fatal shooting at Monkey Junction Walmart