A heartless thief posing as a good Samaritan stole nearly a thousand dollars from a Portland liquor store while an employee was suffering from a fatal heart attack.

Jason Hay, 53, died a week after going into cardiac arrest and collapsing behind the counter while working at Bins & Barrels southeast of downtown Portland on Oct. 25.

While another employee and customers raced to help Hay, one man took advantage of the emergency and began stealing from the store, KGW reported.

Acting as though he was checking Hay’s pulse, the unidentified thief patted the indisposed employee, searching for a wallet.

The other employee called out to the customers to grab Hay’s bag before he was placed in an ambulance, and then the thief took the time to rush to the back room of the store and begin his robb

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