EVERGREEN PARK, ILLINOIS - Two people were injured in a shooting at a Walmart store Wednesday afternoon in the south suburbs, investigators said.
Investigators called it an isolated incident, but there was real fear of a random, active shooter among those who were inside the crowded store.
The shooting happened around 2:56 p.m. at a Walmart store, located at t, 2500 W. 95th St. in Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Police said there was some type of argument outside the store between two male individuals.Witnesses described the suspect as a Black male wearing all black clothing and a shirt with a large Mario logo, according to a preliminary bulletin shared by police. The man reportedly fled the parking lot in a dark-coloured Chevrolet Malibu moments before responding units arrived.
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Shots were fired outside, and then the offender pursued the other person inside while firing multiple shots in the Walmart.
The male victim, who is 23, was shot multiple times in the leg and was taken to a hospital, police said.
A 70-year-old woman, who was a bystander, also sustained a wound to her foot, possibly by a ricocheting bullet or fragment.
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