UPDATED: Two people began a shootout inside a Walmart in Baton Rouge, innocent bystander injured…

UPDATE: NO ACTIVE SHOOTER (see below)

An active shooter has been reported at Walmart in Baton Rouge. Here’s what we know:

WBRZ – Police are responding to reports of an active shooter in a Baton Rouge Walmart Tuesday.

BRPD confirmed the shooting was reported around noon at the Walmart on Burbank Drive at Bluebonnet.

There’s no word on injuries at this time.

Here’s a few tweets:

It’s being reported that this may have begun as a fight in the store:

This doesn’t sound like what happened this past weekend, but we’ll keep you updated…

 
UPDATE: And no sooner than I post this a new report comes out saying this is NOT an active shooter scene:

I’ll change the title. It’s starting to sound like this was a domestic type gun crime…

 
UPDATE 2:

 
UPDATE 3: Here is video of what appears to be two police officers with the suspect on the ground outside the walmart:

 
UPDATE 4: One person shot according to NBC Charlotte:

 
FINAL UPDATE 5: The person who got shot was an innocent bystander between two people shooting at each other:

The sheriff says the incident is not being considered an active shooting situation at this time but instead stemmed from an altercation between two people inside the store. The fight led to guns being drawn and an innocent bystander being struck twice while standing in line.

The sheriff said say one person was taken into custody by and a second is being sought. The second subject reportedly fled the area in a light-colored sedan.

Authorities say one person was taken to a hospital before EMS arrived. No further injuries have been reported at this time.

A gunfight in a walmart? Good grief. It’s a wonder people didn’t die!


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