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BENNETTSVILLE, SC May 11 2010 (AP) – A convenience store clerk in South Carolina has died after being shot during an armed robbery attempt.

Multiple media outlets reported that the clerk died Monday afternoon after being shot at the store in Bennettsville. Marlboro County Coroner Tim Brown says 44-year-old Samer Hussein died at a local hospital.

Bennettsville Police Chief Larry McNeil says a suspect tried to rob the store late Monday morning and shot the clerk.

Investigators are working on a sketch of a suspect. No arrests have been reported.