Store Clerk Killed After Customer Attacks Him With Golf Club Through The Chest

On Friday, a store clerk who was well-known in his community was killed after a customer put a golf club through his chest.

Just prior to 1 p.m., 44-year-old Taylor Schulz is said to have brought several items to the counter of Oak Grove Grocery, a little neighborhood store, near Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was prior to the unprovoked occurrence.

66-year-old employee and dancer, Robert Skafte, has been named as the person who was impaled through the torso with the club prior to Schulz running away.

One witness reported that he entered the store right after the attack and found Skafte on the floor conscious, alert, and speaking although he was critically injured. He stated that a man had come in the store yelling and came back and attacked him.

Skafte was quickly transported to a medical facility but died from his wounds.

Following a six-hour standoff with negotiators, a SWAT team, a drone unit, and a bomb squad, Schulz was apprehended. He was placed in the Hennepin County Jail for probable cause murder.

A motive for the brutal attack isn’t known. However, Schulz did dial 911 prior to the attack, demanding to talk to the FBI.

Late Friday, flowers, candles, and pictures could be seen surrounding the store where the vicious attack occurred.