1 person was killed and 3 people were injured in a shooting at a Walmart store. (Representational)
At least one person was killed and three people were injured on Monday in a shooting at a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, WHIO television reported, citing its reporters on the scene, as witnesses told media a man opened fire with an assault rifle.
Three patients from the shooting being treated at a nearby trauma center, a hospital spokesperson said.
Beavercreek police said they responded to the shooting and that there was no was longer any threat to the public. Beavercreek is a city of about 46,000 people just east of Dayton.
The building was cleared and secured and « there is no active threat at this time, » police said on the social media platform X, without releasing any details about possible casualties.
Pictures of the scene showed a phalanx of police cars with their lights flashing had converged on the store.
« I was literally just shopping for Thanksgiving stuff and this guy walked right past me with an assault rifle and started shooting, » one woman said in a video posted on social media, adding she could not determine whether anyone was wounded or killed.
« I ran … He shot like 10 times … I’m so lucky to be alive, » she said tearfully.
Another witness on social media described the shooter as a « tall, young white guy » carrying an Army bag.
« My nerves are shot right now, » she said.
WHIO and the Dayton Daily News quoted witnesses with similar accounts.
Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek received three patients, said Catherine Morris, a spokesperson for parent company Kettering Health.
Walmart directed all queries to law enforcement.
« We’re heartbroken by what’s happened at our Beavercreek, Ohio store. This remains a developing situation, and we’re working closely with investigators on the scene, » the retail giant said in a statement.
Police said they would release more information when it became available.
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