RIDGELAND, S.C. () — A person reportedly wielding a machete while attempting to rob a barber shop was shot and killed in Ridgeland, South Carolina on Thursday.

News 3 confirmed with an employee of Jay’s Barber Shop that two masked and hooded individuals entered the shop around 10:30 a.m. through the back door.

One of the men pulled out a machete and reportedly said, “You know what this is,” indicating a robbery.

One of the barbers then reportedly pulled out his registered gun and shot the individual holding the machete, who soon after died on scene.

The other assailant fled from the scene through the back door, the barber said.

According to the barber, the man shot and killed had previously been in the shop the day before.

expects more details from authorities and will update the story as more details emerge.