LIVE: Pleasanton police give update on fatal shooting of HomeDepot employee who confronted a shoplifter:
Pleasanton police say a man was fatally shot trying to stop a theft at a Home Depot and the suspects were later detained in Oakland.Police have identified the man who was shot and killed while trying to stop a theft in progress at a Pleasanton Home Depot Tuesday afternoon.The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Blake Mohs, who was a Home Depot loss prevention employee and Tri-Valley resident, police said Wednesday.
Pleasanton police said that during their investigation, they learned Mohs confronted a female shoplifter, who resisted and shot him. Mohs was not armed, police say. The two suspects were detained by Alameda County Sheriff's deputies and the child was released to relatives. The male suspect has been booked into Santa Rita County Jail and the woman suspect will reportedly be booked after she receives medical treatment.
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