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Posted: January 25
Updated: January 30

Store owner, retired deputy killed in Orange County shooting

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Cedar Grove, N.C. — Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in what appears to be a robbery turned shooting at a thrift store in northern Orange County, a source close to the investigation told WRAL News.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Phillip Johnson, 52, was dead inside the Week In Treasures thrift shop. Alexander "Skip" Wade, 68, was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham, where he died, authorities said.

Johnson owned the store, at 2800 Mill Creek Road in the Cedar Grove community, according to a relative. The source close to the investigation, who asked to remain anonymous, said Wade was a retired Orange County deputy.

Authorities said both men suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators said the cash register drawer was stolen.

No one is in custody, authorities said, and they are not releasing any information about possible suspects.

The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to assist the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

RELATED TOPICS: Orange County, Cedar Grove, State Bureau of Investigation, Durham, Duke University, Wade

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"welfarequeen...how embarassing ...just how many people do YOU know on Death Row? And if you do how do you know they are not quilty? And how do you define 'too many'? Do you know any innocent people locked up? You make brash and unsubstantiated claims of this and that with NO evidence to back up your statements. That means it your opinion NOT a fact. Tarheel born"

Well as a matter of fact I know a lot of people on death row. I'm a member of, "deathspeaks.com." I sponsor and support a number of death row inmates. So far none of my people have come close to government sanctioned murder. I intend to keep it that way.
Click to view my profile fayncmike
January 26, 2012 6:30 p.m.
welfarequeen...how embarassing ...just how many people do YOU know on Death Row? And if you do how do you know they are not quilty? And how do you define 'too many'? Do you know any innocent people locked up? You make brash and unsubstantiated claims of this and that with NO evidence to back up your statements. That means it your opinion NOT a fact.
Click to view my profile Tarheel born
January 26, 2012 1:15 p.m.
Just face it 'fnymike'....you're wrong on so many counts. I haven't seen ONE post that agrees with you or your asinine comments.

I'm guessing you don't run your own business, have never been robbed, have NEVER investigated a robbery much less an armed robbery/homicide and don't have any inside information about the crime, crime scene, autopsy, witness' statements or anything else.

Probable best just to bow out gracefully.
Click to view my profile Tarheel born
January 26, 2012 12:59 p.m.
This is so devastating. I pray the Lord be with each of the victim's families. Skip Wade was a wonderful man and an honorable police officer. He so spoke into my life and was such an encouragement to me during a very hard time.
arielrae
January 26, 2012 12:22 p.m.
"Cedar Grove has turned very sketchy over the last ten years. So much for Orange County being safe."

Hard to be safe when the Sheriff doesn't let the deputies do their jobs. You can't be proactive there.
Common Sense Man
January 26, 2012 12:14 p.m.
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