2 injured in shooting at Walmart in Evergreen Park, police say

EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. (WLS) — Two people were injured in a shooting at a Walmart store Wednesday afternoon in the south suburbs, investigators said.

ABC7 heard accounts from people inside the store of some terrifying moments and real fear that there was an active shooter inside the business.

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The shooting happened around 3 p.m. at a Walmart at 95th and Western Evergreen Park, Illinois.

Police say there was some type of argument outside the store between two male individuals. Shots were fired outside, and then the offender pursued the other person inside, firing multiple shots in the Walmart.

That victim, who is 23, was shot multiple times in the leg and has been taken to a hospital.

A 70-year-old woman also sustained a wound to her foot, possibly from a bullet fragment.

ABC7 spoke with Makia Barnes, a woman who is a family member of a Walmart worker, who told her about the chaos.

It was just seemed like a regular day, and then all of sudden, you just hear shooting,” Barnes said. “That is ridiculous.”

Police say the offender was arrested after fleeing the store. The suspect was arrested in the neighborhood behind the Walmart Video from Chopper 7 showed K-9 units in the area, searching the location.

Detectives at the store, which is now closed, began what will likely be an extensive investigation.

Walmart did not provide a comment on the situation as local police continue to investigate.

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