Overview
- Stephanie Dilyard, 25, says a customer threatened to kill her and tried to strangle her after she rejected a counterfeit $100 bill during her overnight shift on Nov. 14 while working alone.
- Dilyard shot the man, identified by police as 59-year-old Kenneth Thompson, who fled, called 911, and was arrested at a hospital.
- Thompson faces charges including assault and battery, threatening acts of violence, attempting to pass counterfeit currency, and a parole violation.
- Investigators said Dilyard's use of force met Oklahoma's self-defense standard, yet 7-Eleven terminated her for violating its policy by using a personal firearm.
- A GoFundMe launched after her firing had raised roughly $28,000 to $29,000 as of the latest reports.