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.

An employee at the Walmart in Monkey Junction was shot an killed Saturday, according to the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office. Around 6 p.m., several Walmart employees tried to stop a man from shoplifting at the Walmart -- located at 5135 Carolina Beach Road, the sheriff's office said in a news release.

The man who shot and killed a Monkey Junction Walmart employee on Saturday evening is being charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. Dean Michael Newman appeared in

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.