NEW YORK (WPIX) — A CVS worker in New York City stabbed to death a man who tried to shoplift from the store, according to police.

The incident happened at the CVS Pharmacy located just north of Times Square at 1619 Broadway around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, NYPD officials said.

The CVS worker allegedly stabbed a 50-year-old man in the torso, police said. The man was pronounced dead at a hospital. 

Scotty Enoe, a 46-year-old Brooklyn resident, was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon after the stabbing, police said.

A CVS spokesperson said they are cooperating with police with their investigation into the incident.