TWO men allegedly stealing pizza and Pokemon cards resulted in a shooting at a Florida Target Wednesday night, said police.
Authorities were called to the Target in Kissimmee to investigate a vehicle and two people accused of stealing from the store, according to a report.
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When the men had walked out of the store, deputies attempted to take down one of them, leading to a deputy-involved shooting.
The charging affidavit did not specify what led to the deputies firing their weapons, however.
The men were identified as Michael Gomez, 18, and Joseph Lowe, 19, who were taken to the hospital. They were both charged with petty theft.
In a press release, authorities said they were trying to detain four suspects when the shooting occurred. The parking lot had been blocked off with investigation tape.
One of the four suspects was killed in the shooting, according to The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Two people were hurt trying to run away from the area while another person had a shrapnel injury to their hand.
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“We treated and transported four adults from the scene, one from gunshot wounds who is now deceased, one for relatively minor bullet shrapnel injuries to the hand, and two for non-life-threatening injuries sustained from falling while running away,” Andrew Sullivan, Public Information Coordinator for the Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS told The Sun.
The Target store at 4795 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway had a large police presence late Wednesdays after receiving reports of shots being fired.
Police had blocked off a section of the parking lot with yellow tape and there were over a dozen vehicles in the area.
According to witnesses, multiple shots were fired and several people were seen running for cover.
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