A man who police say attempted to commit armed robbery of a Clinton Township, Michigan, donut shop and was shot by a store employee has died, officials said. Clinton Township police responded to a report of an armed robbery in progress at Golden Donuts in the 34000 block of Harper Avenue around 12:45 p.

Many of the customers who filled the donut shop on Friday referred to the worker as a “hero” for defending himself, other employees, as well as the store

A frequent customer of Golden Donuts said she was shocked to learn what happened, saying “this store is such a wonderful place, they have wonderful people working there”