25-year-old Stephanie Dilyard was fired from 7-Eleven in Oklahoma on Monday for protecting herself with a gun from a 59-year-old male customer who tried to take her life on Thursday.
This is outrageous. Shame on 7-Eleven!
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— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 19, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — Stephanie Dilyard, a former 7-Eleven clerk, faced a terrifying ordeal when a man attempted to strangle her after she refused to accept a counterfeit $100 bill for purchases.
The incident occurred just before midnight on Thursday.
Dilyard recounted, “He threatened me, and said he was gonna slice my head off, and that’s when I tried to call the police. He started throwing things at me, came behind the counter. I tried to run off, but he grabbed his hands around my neck, and pushed me out of the counter space, and that’s when I pulled out my gun and I shot him.”
https://okcfox.com/news/local/7-eleven-clerk-fired-after-shooting-attacker-in-self-defense
Police said store security cameras caught the entire attack, including when 59-year-old Kenneth Thompson allegedly told the clerk he would kill her. Police said he was carrying a knife.
https://www.news9.com/crime/metro-7-eleven-clerk-shoots-knife-wielding-attacker-while-on-duty
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