Safeway worker shot and killed at San Jose supermarket

KTVU- Fox2 ^ | 6/6/22 | Greg Liggins

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A Safeway employee was killed during a robbery inside a branch of the supermarket in San Jose on Sunday, sources told KTVU.

San Jose police are investigating the homicide at the Safeway on Hamilton Avenue in the Willow Glen neighborhood.

Sources with knowledge of the crime say a thief was in the alcohol section stealing liquor. The shooting happened at 3:30 a.m.

Police say there was an altercation between a Safeway employee and an adult male suspect who allegedly shot the employee.

The suspect remains at large.

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A Safeway worker who didn't want to be identified knows the victim.

"He was lovely. He was a nice young man. He worked night crew and I would see him in the mornings," said the worker. "He was always just very friendly, outgoing, you know."

A Safeway employee says workers are told not to confront thieves, a common practice in the retail industry.

The family of the victim gathered outside the store Sunday morning trying to get information. There was screaming and yelling when they were informed that their loved one had been killed.

San Jose police were in the grocery story investigating until about 1 p.m., but have not yet released information regarding the victim or suspect.

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