Blake Mohs, an employee at Home Depot, was set to be married later this year, according to authorities.
A 26-year-old Home Depot employee in Pleasanton was fatally shot this week when he confronted a shoplifter inside the hardware store, according to Alameda County officials.
Blake Mohs, 26, who worked as a “loss prevention employee” at the store, got into a struggle with suspect Benicia Knapps shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday when he was shot as he tried to stop her from stealing, Pleasanton police said.police said in a news release. Knapps and the driver, David Guillory, 31, were arrested a short time later by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies.
Officers provided aid to Mohs at the scene, authorities said. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.Mohs was a Tri-Valley resident who worked in community youth programs and planned to get married this summer, authorities said, He is survived by his parents, brother and fiancee.“Through his service to Tri-Valley organizations, Blake was a model for others,” Brown said in a written statement. “To have a life cut short is heartbreaking and infuriating.
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