UPDATED Thursday, Jan. 24: Man arrested in Kelso convenience store killing, robbery, police say

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Kelso police identified the convenience store clerk shot and killed during a robbery early Tuesday as 30-year-old Kayla Chapman, a Kelso resident.

Police are still looking for a man captured on security camera footage, as well as a white, late-model sedan police said was connected to the shooting.

The man, whose face was covered with a red bandana, fatally shot Chapman, who was the only employee working at Holt’s Quik Chek Market about 4:10 a.m., according to Kelso police. No customers were in the store.

Chapman called 911 and told dispatchers she had been shot. Kelso Police Capt. Darr Kirk said she died after officers arrived.

“Given her wounds, it was remarkable she was able to call 911,” Kirk said.

Police said the man got away in a car described as a white, newer four-door sedan. Other people are believed to have been in the car during the robbery.

The incident remains under investigation, and police released few new details to reporters late Tuesday morning. But Kelso Police Chief Andrew Hamilton said he was confident security footage of the incident would lead investigators to the perpetrator.

“We’ll find this individual. There’s no doubt in my mind,” Hamilton said. “We will be able to locate this individual. I’m certain of that.”

Police are asking for help identifying the suspect and car. They can be reached at 360-423-1270.

Kelso is a small city in Cowlitz County, Washington. The convenience store where the shooting occurred is located at a Texaco gas station.

Chapman was a 2007 graduate of Kalama High School and longtime resident of the Kelso and Longview area, police said.

-- Jim Ryan; jryan@oregonian.com; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015

-- Elliot Njus; enjus@oregonian.com; 503-294-5034; @enjus

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