A Minneapolis store clerk died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club, police said.

The 66-year-old clerk was attacked Friday (Dec. 8) at the Oak Grove Grocery, a small neighborhood store in a residential area near downtown Minneapolis. A 44-year-old suspect is jailed on suspicion of murder.

Police responded to a call just before 1 p.m. and found the victim behind the counter B次元官网网址渨ith a golf club impaled through his torso,B次元官网网址� according to a news release from Minneapolis police. The clerk died at a hospital.

Information from witnesses led police to an apartment building across the street. Police Chief Brian OB次元官网网址橦ara said at a news conference late Friday that the suspect barricaded himself inside for six hours. After lengthy negotiations, officers took the man into custody without incident, OB次元官网网址橦ara said.

Police are still investigating to determine what prompted the attack. OB次元官网网址橦ara said it appeared that the suspect had collected some items from the store for purchase and taken them to the counter.

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Neighbors told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the clerk was a longtime fixture at the grocery store.

B次元官网网址淲e are broken; our hearts are broken,B次元官网网址� said Manuela Torres, who said she was a friend of the victim.

A memorial set up outside the store was adorned with candles, flowers and a photo.

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The Associated Press