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A Dollar General clerk is charged with manslaughter after police say he shot and killed an armed robber. The clerk said it was the 6th attempted armed robbery at the store since August.

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A Dollar General clerk is charged with manslaughter after police say he shot and killed an armed robber. The clerk said it was the 6th attempted armed robbery at the store since August.

A Dollar General employee in Louisiana has been charged with manslaughter after police said he shot and killed an armed robber at his store in Monroe, Louisiana.

The police report said Rafus Anderson was working at the Dollar General in downtown Monroe Monday when an armed man robbed the store. Police said Anderson fired a shot that hit the man and a customer as the robber fled the store.

Police responding to the shooting said they found the robber north of the store “lying in the money he had just robbed the store of,” according to the report. He later died from the injury.

Dollar General did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

After closing the store, Anderson turned himself in to authorities, the report said.

He told police it was the sixth attempted armed robbery at that location since August, including four successful robberies, and that he was afraid the robber was going to kill him.

Anderson was released Tuesday without bail and scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

A 2020 investigation from The New Yorker and ProPublica found that dollar stores were a frequent target of armed robberies because of both their locations in less-affluent neighborhoods and their reliance on cash for transactions.

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“In a lot of these areas, they’re the only stores around,” B. J. Bethel, a reporter with the local NBC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, told the outlets at the time. For robbers, he added, “it’s the only place to get cash.”

More than 85 shootings occurred in 2022 at or near businesses with the word “dollar” in the name, according to a database maintained by the Gun Violence Archive.

Discount retailers like Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree are opening more stores than any other retail category in the US as Americans change their spending habits. Dollar General led the pack by a wide margin, with more than 1,000 new stores, according to data from Coresight Research.

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Ram’s new electric-pickup concept makes Tesla’s Cybertruck look outdated

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Ram's new electric-pickup concept makes Tesla's Cybertruck look outdated

Ford and General Motors already sell electric pickup trucks, the F-150 Lightning and GMC Hummer EV, respectively.

The Ford F-150 Lightning.
The Ford F-150 Lightning. 

GM is planning two new e-trucks from Chevy and GMC for 2023. But one major pickup maker has been conspicuously missing from the conversation: Ram.

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However, the brand just gave the world a glimpse at what it’s quietly been cooking up. And it looks incredibly cool.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

On Thursday at CES, the brand pulled the wraps off of the 1500 Revolution concept, an electric truck that previews the model it plans to launch for real in 2024.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

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Since it’s just a concept, the Revolution is more of a suggestion of what’s to come than a commitment to anything.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

But it’s safe to say that Ram’s production truck will share some parts of its design and interesting features.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

Overall, the Revolution looks smooth, sleek, futuristic, and unlike trucks today.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

To reduce drag, the Revolution has cameras in place of regular side mirrors, a feature that isn’t legal on US roads.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

Its front and back doors swing open in opposite directions, like on a Rolls-Royce.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

They open up to an interior that Ram says is spacious and endlessly customizable.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

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The concept offers third-row jump seats that can be placed inside or outside the vehicle, along with a center console that can be removed entirely to create more space.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

A workstation can unfold from the center console.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

Up front, Ram provides two touchscreens for a total of 28 inches of display.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

The bottom screen can be repositioned a few ways or detached for use in different parts of the truck.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

A powered midgate can retract to create a pass-through between the pickup’s cab and bed, allowing for bigger cargo.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

That’s a feature we’ll see in the upcoming Chevy Silverado EV as well.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

Ram says the concept lets you haul 18-foot-long items with the tailgate closed by laying them down the entire length of the vehicle and into the frunk.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

The Revolution also has tried-and-tested Ram features, like a toolbox built into the side of the bed and a tailgate that swings open in multiple directions.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

An exterior projector means the Revolution can make a movie night happen anywhere.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

In terms of capability, Ram didn’t give a range estimate but said the Revolution could add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

It can charge at a rate of 350 kilowatts, more than most EVs.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

It’s powered by two motors and has all-wheel drive.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

The concept’s rear wheels can turn up to 15 degrees to aid maneuverability in tight spaces.

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

Ram says it will unveil the production version of its electric truck “in the coming months.”

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The Ram 1500 Revolution concept. 

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