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An alleged shoplifter and a security guard were killed after exchanging gunfire at a Maryland grocery store. Prince George's County Police Major Zachary O'Lare told reporters that the security guard confronted a woman who was trying to steal items from a Giant grocery store in Oxon Hill.
The woman then pulled out a gun from her backpack and shot the guard. The injured guard was able to draw his weapon and returned fire, striking the woman.
The security guard was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was rushed to the hospital, where she later died.
No shoppers were injured during what O'Lare called a "violent, brazen" attack in the front lobby of the store.
"It's quite concerning that these brazen acts are occurring, you know, across the country and in our backyard, especially right near our police division," he said.
Officials did not say what items the woman was trying to steal.