VIDEO: A Minnesota woman, Nicole Hammond, was fatally shot by her male co-worker, Michael J. Carpenter, outside of their workplace after she repeatedly rejected his romantic advances

A Minnesota woman was fatally shot by her male co-worker outside of their workplace after she repeatedly rejected his romantic advances.

Around 7 a.m. on Monday, a gunshot occurred outside a textile shop in St. Cloud. Investigators said 28-year-old Nicole Hammond was discovered in a parking lot near her car in a pool of blood around her head. Two witnesses observed the alleged gunman, 36-year-old Michael J. Carpenter, get out of his car before the shooting and then heard a gunshot as reported by The Star Tribune. Carpenter reportedly rushed back to his vehicle after Hammond was shot in the neck.

According to a criminal complaint, Carpenter texted Hammond multiple times the previous evening to let him know that she “did not want to be touched by him.” She also warned him against making things awkward at work because he had made several romantic advances to her.

VIDEO HERE.