- Sergeant Philip Dale Nix was shot while intervening in a store robbery
- Jamere Justice Foster, 18, allegedly shot him when she confronted her
- Zquriah Lepearce Blackwell, 18, and John Walter Morrison, 28, were also charged
An off-duty police officer was shot over $83.45 worth of stolen beer when he confronted three suspects who were robbing a convenience store.
Sergeant Philip Dale Nix saw the trio knock over a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday.
He was allegedly shot by Jamere Justice Foster, 18, and died in hospital despite the efforts of a second off-duty police officer and a paramedic.
“He was a loving husband, father, son and brother with 22 years of service to the department and this community,” said Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson.
“We ask for prayers for the family of the fallen officer and our Greensboro PD family.”
Sergeant Philip Dale Nix saw the trio rob a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday
He was allegedly shot by Jamere Justice Foster, 18, (pictured) and died in hospital
Foster was charged with first-degree murder, theft and conspiracy.
John Walter Morrison, 28, was charged with theft, conspiracy and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.
Both are being held without bail.
Zquriah Lepearce Blackwell, 18, was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and held on $500,000 bond.
A warrant for her arrest accused her of helping Foster escape after he allegedly shot Nix and encouraging him to dump the getaway car's gun and license plate.
Zquriah Lepearce Blackwell, 18, was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder
John Walter Morrison, 28, was charged with theft, conspiracy and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder
She also allegedly helped Foster sell the stolen goods.
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan called the shooting a “senseless act of violence.”
“I'm angry and I'm sad. “I think those are feelings that are felt in this department and throughout the city,” she said.
Nix was a supervisor in the Family Victims Unit when he was killed. His father and other relatives were also police officers.