At least 1 dead, 3 hurt when shots fired in suburban Dayton, Ohio, Walmart
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WISH) — At least one person died and three people were hurt as shots rang out Monday night at a suburban Dayton, Ohio, Walmart Supercenter, authorities say.
The person who died was believed to have suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said shortly before midnight Monday.
No details were available on the people injured, or how they might be associated with the person who died.
Multiple news reports say dispatchers have confirmed that the Greene County Coroner’s Office was called to the shooting scene.
The store had been cleared and secured, Beavercreek police said on social media at 9:40 p.m., but provided no details on what had happened. They said no active threat exists.
Images from the scene about 8:30 p.m. showed dozens of police vehicles and emergency medical personnel.
No additional details were immediately available from Beavercreek Police Department.
Beavercreek is about a 15-minute drive east of downtown Dayton. The Walmart sits off I-675 near the North Fairfield Road interchange.
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