Family says man shot, killed after store robbery tried to seek help

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The family of an Alpharetta man shot by police after they said he robbed a grocery said they feared this might happen.

Johns Creek Police say Jason Lappe, 44, robbed a Kroger on Holcomb Bridge Road last Saturday morning.

In surveillance video obtained by Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik, police say you can see Lappe donning a fake beard and using a BB gun to rob employees of cash.

“The subject grabbed money and other items, stamps, in the register and fled the store,” said Capt. Chris Byers.

Byers told Petchenik a witness called the cops and then trailed Lappe for several miles.

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