Muscogee coroner releases name of Dollar General homicide victim in Columbus
Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan has identified the victim of Tuesday’s homicide in a Dollar General in Columbus as Alexis Hill, 44.
Hill was a cashier at the store off Victory Drive and Marathon Drive, according to Bryan.
Bryan said a man came in to buy hamburger buns that rang up as $1.58 and handed Hill $2 crumbled up.
As Hill went to straighten the bills to put them in the drawer, the suspect stepped to his right and shot her in the head, according to Bryan.
Hill was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:46 a.m. by Deputy Coroner Dustin Harrelson, according to Bryan.
Kelby Hutchison
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer