A North Carolina tobacco store employee faced off with three would-be robbers, shooting and killing one of them, according to police.

Three men reportedly entered Tobacco & Vape near downtown Greensboro at around 7:45 p.m. Monday. Police said the suspects attempted to rob the store, demanding the employee hand over cash at gunpoint.

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The worker then drew his own gun and fired at the men, killing 17-year-old Gabriel Malachi Kalu, CBS 17 reported.

The two other suspects fled the scene with the stolen money, police said.

Last week, a man defended himself from would-be muggers in a similar situation, picking up a handgun dropped by one of the three men trying to rob him and shooting one fatally, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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The man who defended himself was questioned by police but was let go shortly after.

Kalu was pronounced dead at the scene. Police continue to work the case.