At Rest

Deadly force
Joshua Dewayne Hammock allegedly robbed a convenience store in Lee County while displaying a knife around 11:20 p.m. Lee County deputies began to search for the man in response to the theft. Around 7:30 a.m., another robbery took place at a 7/11. The man took a case of beer from the store. When the clerk tried to confront him, he allegedly flashed a knife before charging at him. When two responding deputies found him, he allegedly tried to attack them with the knife. One of the deputies shot and killed Hammock.
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