Walmart Shooting Phoenix today -A shooting incident that occurred on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona is currently being investigated by over two dozen law enforcement agencies and emergency teams. Officers from the Phoenix Police Department were sent to the area outside of a Walmart on 35th Avenue and Southern after receiving information that bullets had been fired in the surrounding community, as stated by the agency.
It is not known at this time whether the incident resulted in any injuries or fatalities due to the lack of information. At the time that this article was published, there had been no reports of any arrests being made, nor had any descriptions of the gunman or suspect been made public. No cops were hurt. People are being warned to stay away from the area because authorities are going to conduct an investigation into what happened.
RELATED ARTICLE: Police identify 18-year-old man as suspect in shooting at Walmart in Phoenix
On June 7th, 2022, a woman was shot and injured at a Walmart located in north Phoenix, close to where the former Metrocenter Mall once stood. According to the Phoenix police, an 18-year-old man has been identified as the perpetrator of this crime. According to a press release issued by the Phoenix Police Department on Wednesday, Diontay Evans was taken into custody in connection to the incident.
It was first stated by officials that a disagreement between two individuals led to the shooting, but it was later discovered that Evans was involved in the argument with two guys he knew. It is not apparent what their relationship is. According to the reports from the Phoenix police department, Evans opened fire “multiple times back into the store” as the three guys were leaving the Walmart. One of the shots hit a woman who was 45 years old. The authorities believe the woman was a victim who was not intended to be hurt.
According to the police, Evans fired further shots at one of the persons he was disputing with and hit a vehicle with one of those rounds. Evans was caught by a police officer who was working off-duty as supplementary protection for the store. The other individual who was involved in the altercation has also been apprehended by the police. The woman was sent to a hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.
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