Security guard fires gun after assault in a Charlotte Walmart parking lot, police say
A security guard fired his gun after being assaulted in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter on South Tryon Street in southwest Charlotte on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
A “heavy police presence” was seen in the parking lot at 12:30 p.m., WSOC reported.
No one was injured, Medic reported on Twitter.
The security guard is licensed and works for a private company, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Lt. Stephen Fischbach said in a statement.
Fischbach didn’t say if police know how many times the guard fired his gun. Police also haven’t released the names of the security guard and the assault suspect. Fischbach called the police investigation “active.”
The Walmart is near Interstate 485.
This story was originally published February 8, 2022 at 3:22 PM.