A LOCKDOWN is underway at the Brier Creek Walmart in Raleigh, North Carolina after a shooting allegedly occurred, leaving shoppers to shelter in place while police hunt for a suspect.
Durham City councilmember Mark-Anthony Middleton posted to Facebook at around 5.30pm alerting others of the unfolding situation.
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“Shots fired here at the Brier Creek Walmart. We are not being allowed to leave. Store is locked down.
“Shooter still believed to be outside of store. Please avoid the area.”
Police have the area near the Walmart store blocked off.
In an update posted about 20 minutes later, Middleton wrote, “Update: Raleigh PD now sweeping store with long barreled weapons. We are all being directed out and store is officially closed for the rest of the day.
“Fire and medical are all over the place. Extremely scary but I’m fine. However there are reports (this is preliminary and unverified) that at least one person has been injured.
“Aside from any physical injuries we are certainly concerned about innocent people (particularly childrem) who have been utterly traumatized by this. Thank you all for checking and your concern. I’m good!”
The Brier Creek Walmart is located in an active shopping area.
Dollar Tree, Starbucks, and Panera Bread are a handful of other stores in the same shopping center.
The situation is ongoing.
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