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Victim in convenience store shooting identified by medical examiner

The shooting happened at the Exxon Convenience Store on Staples St. Near S. Padre Island Dr.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A woman is dead after a shooting at a convenience store early Wednesday morning, Corpus Christi police said.

Nueces County Medical Examiner Hugo Stimmler identified the woman as Paula Barrett, 56. The cause of death is not known pending an autopsy.

The shooting happened at the Exxon Convenience Store on Staples St. Near S. Padre Island Dr. Officers received a call for a "man down" just after 2 a.m.

When officers arrived at the store, they found Barrett, who had been shot.

She was rushed to the hospital where she later died of her injuries. 

Details are limited at this time. If you have any information about this shooting, call CCPD investigators at 886-2600. 

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