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Walmart Shooting: 81-Year-Old Innocent Bystander Shot & Killed In Parking Lot
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 15, 6:44 AM EDT
updated Oct 16, 7:57 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC) and WXIA (11Alive NBC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Federal partners are collaborating with police after an 81-year-old innocent bystander was killed in a Walmart parking lot, WXIA reported. Police stated that the 81-year-old man was killed by a stray bullet and was far from the shooter, WSB-TV reported.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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