Crime & Safety
Walmart Employee Shot In DeKalb: Report
An employee at Walmart was shot Thursday at the store on North Decatur Road, police say.
DECATUR, GA -- Police in Decatur are investigating after a Walmart worker was shot outside the store late Wednesday, according to news reports. The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the store in the 2500 block of North Decatur Road.
The shooting happened after the employee and another man got into a confrontation, police told local media. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
The disagreement escalated when the man pulled out a gun and shot the worker in his hand, WGCL reports. The victim was taken to the hospital, which is nearby, police said.
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The shooter fled the scene on foot but was subsequently arrested, the TV station reports.
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