Sandy MaloneLumberton, NC – At least two people were shot when gunfire erupted inside a Walmart Supercenter in North Carolina during Black Friday shopping.
The incident occurred during the post-Thanksgiving shopping spree on Nov. 25 in the big box store located in the 500-block of Fayetteville Road in Lumberton, WTVM reported.
Police said a shopper witnessed an exchange of gunfire and called police while screaming customers fled the store.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies descended on the shopping center, WTVM reported.
“A guy was threatening to kill everybody inside,” a witness who was inside the store when the shooting began said in a video posted to social media.
WATCH: #BNNUS Reports
On #BlackFriday, a man in the @Walmart in #Lumberton, North Carolina reported hearing gunshots or fireworks, prompting customers to flee.
Officers from Lumberton and Robeson County (@robesonsheriff) are on the scene. pic.twitter.com/ApfhLWDG1S
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) November 25, 2022
Lumberton police found the victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside the Walmart Supercenter.
The wounded people were transported to a nearby hospital, WTVM reported.
Authorities have not released any information on that victims’ medical conditions.
Police have taken a male suspect into custody in connection with the shooting, WTVM reported.
A firearm was recovered at the scene, according to authorities.
The Walmart remains locked down and Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins asked that residents avoid the area while the investigation is conducted, WTVM reported.
BREAKING: #BNNUS Reports
Gunshots were reported at a Walmart in #Lumberton, North Carolina.
At least one person has been shot. The store has been evacuated, and alarms have gone off. pic.twitter.com/lj7CstGg0P
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) November 25, 2022
Something is happening at the Walmart Supercenter in Lumberton.
I’m told police are everywhere and the alarm went off.
One man said he heard what sounded like gunshots.
I’m working to learn more information.— Tonya Brown (@TonyaWPDE) November 25, 2022
I am now being told the store has been evacuated.
Something is happening at the Walmart Supercenter in Lumberton.
I’m told police are everywhere and the alarm went off.
One man said he heard what sounded like gunshots.
I’m working to learn more information. pic.twitter.com/Ll9Nn09e6A— Tonya Brown (@TonyaWPDE) November 25, 2022
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