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A first-degree murder charge is being filed against a 20-year-old man arrested for the murder of a pawn shop manager in Fort Pierce.
Landen Julian Ballard allegedly walked into Cash Out Gold and Silver on Tuesday evening with another man and fired multiple shots at the 35-year old female victim.
Tina Dirkes works at a sister store and was planning to be at Cash Out to help the victim with a job interview.
"She was phenomenal. She was open and she was willing to give somebody a chance, and that's rare...especially not from this area and willing to dive in and help."
Dirkes tells CBS 12 News that the victim lived in West Palm Beach. Ballard has a criminal history that includes theft and burglary and he was on probation for written or electronic threats.
The search is on for a second man who was said to be with the suspect when the shots were fired.