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Liquor Store Employee Robbed While Suffering Cardiac Arrest, Later Dies

A suspect exploited a medical emergency to steal about $800 during a robbery at a Portland liquor store, leading to the employee's death a week later, police said.

  • A liquor store employee named Jason Hay suffered a cardiac arrest while working and later died at the age of 53.
  • Security footage showed a man pretending to help Hay during the medical emergency before stealing about $800 from the store's safe and fleeing.
  • Hay was remembered by friends and family as a kind person who knew everyone's name at the store, and a GoFundMe was set up to assist his wife and son with expenses.
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The Portland Police (United States) investigates an unusual episode at the Bins & Barrels liquor store, where a man took advantage of a medical emergency to perpetrate a robbery of around 1,000 euros. The events happened on October 25, when Jason Hay, 53, suffered a cardiac arrest while tending behind the counter. According to the local KGW network, colleagues and clients rushed to assist the employee, who was unconscious on the floor. In the mi…

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