The incident occurred early Saturday evening at the southern New Hanover County store, which remained closed Sunday.

Paz died Saturday evening as a result of a fatal shooting at the Walmart in Monkey Junction where he worked. Susie Burket said Paz was like a family member to both her and her husband Rick Burket.

A fight broke out, during which the suspect brandished a gun and fired one shot, hitting a Walmart employee. The victim, identified as Mark Thomas Paz, tragically died at the scene. The suspect, Dean Michael Newman, was taken into custody and has been arrested for first-degree murder, with no bond set.

The suspect in a fatal shooting at the Walmart in Monkey Junction made his first appearance in court Monday morning. Judge Richard Russell Davis ordered Dean Michael Newman, 35, held without bond. He is charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.