San Bernardino Police fatally shot a knife-wielding robbery suspect as he fled and entered the car of a suspected accomplice in the parking lot of a Walmart Supercenter, police said in a statement on Saturday.

The suspected accomplice was later arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to a crime, according to the statement.

Officers were at the Walmart at 4210 E. Highland Ave. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at about 7:45 p.m., investigating a shoplifting call when they were informed about a separate armed robbery taking place inside the store.

The suspect in the robbery, who was later identified as Rialto resident Richard Williams, approached an employee from behind as the employee opened a locked case. Williams placed “a large knife” to the employee’s back and threatened to stab him if he di

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