Shooting Leaves 2 Dead In Wal-Mart Parking Lot In Arizona

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Two Wal-Mart employees were shot to death today in the parking lot of one of the retail stores in Glendale, Arizona.

The shootings occurred in the middle of the parking lot, at least 50 yards from the store entrance. A body could be seen in one of the corrals used for collecting shopping carts.

A police spokesman says authorities are searching for the gunman. He says there were several witnesses to the shootings but would not identify them. A Wal-Mart spokeswoman says she didn’t know whether the victims were working at the time of the shooting. She says the store would be closed indefinitely.

Police cordoned off much of the parking lot, telling anyone whose car was within a perimeter that they would have to leave their vehicles there.

Glendale is about eight miles northwest of downtown Phoenix.