NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY)- The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting at Walmart Super Center in Monkey Junction off Carolina Beach Road.

The Sheriff's Office says just before 6:00 p.m. several employees of the Walmart at 5135 Carolina Beach Road attempted to stop a man from shoplifting when a fight occurred.

The suspect brandished a firearm and fired one shot, hitting a Walmart employee.

The victim died at the scene.

The suspect fled Walmart and was confronted in the parking lot by a sheriff's deputy and then taken into custody. The Sheriff's Office says the suspect is no longer a threat to the public.