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Police: Man Fatally Shot At Las Cruces Smoke Shop

Las Cruces police say an armed man who entered a smoke shop is dead after being shot by a store employee.

Police say the shooting occurred Sunday night at the D.C.P.S. Smoke Shop on South Solano Drive.

According to police, responding officers found the dead man lying on the store's floor.

Police say preliminary information indicates that the man was armed with a gun when he entered the store and that he was subsequently shot by a store employee.

Identities weren't released and further details on the shooting weren't immediately available.

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