At least one person was injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Evansille, Indiana on Thursday night. The assailant was shot and killed by police.
Active shooter inside Walmart West. EPD on scene. Avoid the area!
— Evansville Police (@EvansvillePD) January 20, 2023
Police were notified of the shooting shortly before 10 p.m. local time, Sgt. Anna Gray told reporters. When officers arrived, they encountered the suspect, who fired several shots at the responders. In their response, the police killed the active shooter.
🚨#BREAKING: Active shooter inside Walmart
📌#Evansville | #IN
Multiple police are on scene of a confirmed active shooting that took place inside Walmart inside a breakroom with the suspect shooting his boss in the face and shooting multiple people the suspect has been killed pic.twitter.com/lHwksgYEwu
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 20, 2023
The one recorded injured person was taken to a local hospital. According to police, there could be more injured, as people fled the store during the shooting. Sgt. Gray asked anyone who may have been injured to contact police.
No officers were injured and neither the identity of the suspect nor the motivation for the attack has been disclosed. The Evansville Police Department is leading the ongoing investigation.
