SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (localmemphis.com) – DeSoto County District Attorney John Champion says the suspect in the Walmart shooting is former employee Martez Abram, who is now charged with two counts of murder.
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SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (ORIGINAL STORY) – A press conference is being held after several people were shot at a Mississippi Walmart.
Four people have been shot, including a police officer at Walmart in Southaven.
News13’s sister station Local 24 News has confirmed that two employees were shot and killed early Tuesday morning, one outside the store, the other inside.
According to Baptist DeSoto, the police officer who was shot, was hit in his bullet proof vest and was not injured.
The shooter was shot by an officer and is currently at Regional One, condition unknown.
A Walmart employee told Local 24 News that the shooter is a former employee who worked at the store for 25 years before recently being fired.
