Two employees were killed Tuesday when a former colleague opened fire at a Walmart store in Southaven near Memphis, local officials and witnesses say. The suspect and a city police officer were injured in an exchange of gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday when officers were called for an active shooter at the Walmart store in Southaven, a city in DeSoto County in Mississippi, just south of Memphis. Several people outside the store reported hearing a series of gunshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two employees were killed, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect and a Southaven police officer were both injured in an exchange of gunfire, but the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest and suffered only minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 9 a.m., more than two hours after the shooting, two Walmart employees who were standing outside the store were taken into ambulances. It was not immediately clear why they required medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The identities of those killed were not immediately known, but both were described as Walmart employees. One Walmart employee told Local 24 News that the shooter is believed to be a former employee who was fired on Monday after working at the store for 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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