Bystander Shot After Two Men Argue At Phoenix Walmart: Police

Phoenix AZ

07 June, 2022

8:05 PM

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PHOENIX, AZ — A woman was shot and two men were detained after the two men got into an argument at a Phoenix Walmart and one of the men shot at the other man but missed and hit the woman, according to Phoenix police. The woman was taken to a local hospital for injuries that police did not believe were life threatening. Police have not publicly identified the woman or the two men. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. at the Walmart store at 9600 N. Metro Parkway East in Phoenix after the two men, who knew each other, got into an argument, police said. One of the men stepped outside the door and shot into the store, aiming at the other man, but hitting the woman instead, according to police. An off-duty Phoenix police officer who was working security at the Walmart detained the suspected shooter and the other man. Police cleared the Walmart after the shooting to make sure that no one involved in the shooting was missed and to ensure they hadn't missed anyone else who might have been hurt.