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Store owner dies after robbery

A Bedford County convenience store was robbed this week causing the owner to suffer a fatal heart attack. 
 
26-year-old Trista Foor allegedly stole candy from Linda’s General Store in Hopewell on Tuesday. 
 
While dealing with the shoplifter, owner Linda Fluke had a heart attack and passed away in the hospital the next morning. 
 
Foor is facing felony charges for having two prior retail theft offenses