A Walgreens employee stabbed an accused shoplifter in an altercation in the street outside the store, California police told news outlets. The confrontation took place on Castro Street in San Francisco at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, police told SFGate.

A Walgreens employee in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood was reportedly arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of stabbing a man suspected of shoplifting. The altercation occurred on the 400 block of Castro Street around 4:30 a.

Police in San Francisco arrested an employee at a Walgreens in the city's Castro District early Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed a man who was seen taking merchandise from the store, authorities said.