3 in custody after ‘active shooter’ incident at a Tennessee Walmart
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- Three people were taken into custody by police after a reported 'active shooter' situation at a busy Walmart store full of Christmas in suburban Knoxville, according to local media accounts.
There was no immediate word of injuries after witnesses reported hearing gunshots fired in the store.
Local media indicated dozens of people took shelter in a Chick-Fil-A restaurant next door to the Walmart.
Other stores in the shopping center went on lockdown as a police SWAT team combed the area.
#BREAKING Possible gunman at Sevierville’s Walmart according to manager of nearby Chick-Fil-A. He tells me his restaurant is harboring 20-30 people who fled after Walmart announced a gunman was possibly moving through the store. @wvlt https://t.co/VU9b4vDXv3
— Amanda Hara (@AmandaHara) December 23, 2020
BREAKING: On scene at the Sevierville Walmart. Police responded to a call for an active shooter. I’m told three people are detained and currently are unaware of any victims or if shots were fired. #WBIR pic.twitter.com/ijAXLopJOZ
— Amelia Young (@ameliayoung) December 23, 2020
