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Man With Syringe Threatens To Give NC Shoe Store Employee HIV During Robbery, Police Say

Police say when the employee approached the man about stuffing merchandise into a bag, the man pulled out the syringe.
Syringe. Credit: KARE 11

DURHAM, N.C. — Police say a Durham shoe store was robbed Monday night by a man 'armed' with a syringe, threatening to give an employee HIV by stabbing them. 

WNCN reports the robbery happened at the New Balance store on Fayetteville Road around 7 p.m.

Police say the employee reportedly saw a man stuffing things into a bag, and approached them -- that's when the man pulled out a syringe and said he would give the employee HIV if they tried to stop him. 

The suspect ran away with a bag full of merchandise. 

Police say no one was hurt, and they haven't identified the suspect at this time. 

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