2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

By: Associated Press

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SOUTHAVEN, Miss.

WREG-TV reports both of the people who died Tuesday morning were Walmart employees.

WHBQ-TV reports one person was found dead in the store and another found dead in the parking lot.

The suspect was taken to a Memphis hospital. His condition wasn’t reported.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto tells WATN-TV the officer was hit in his bulletproof vest and not seriously injured.

The Walmart is in a shopping complex in Southaven, just south of Memphis. A massive police presence surrounded the store Tuesday morning.

Walmart employees joined a prayer circle outside.

The company didn’t immediately respond to phone calls and information requests.

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