What kind of $hithead thief robs a Dollar Store? What’s he going to get, 50 bucks? Not worth going to jail, or your life.
Um, the article sounds like the perp was trying to rob a person in the parking lot, not the store.
The comments at the link indicate that there has been a lot of drug activity at the store, possibly inside the store.
Maybe the perp intended to rob the guy in the parking lot so he could go inside and make a purchase. I expect that we'll learn more about this incident in the next few days.