Two Walmart employees were gunned down -- allegedly by a co-worker -- at their Mississippi store on Tuesday, according to the company.
The suspect, Martez Abram, was shot by an officer and hospitalized, Desoto County District John Champion said. Abram has been charged with two counts of murder, he said.
Officers arrived within minutes, and when police confronted the suspect outside the Walmart, one officer was shot by the suspect, officials said.Abram was a former Walmart employee who was recently fired, Champion said. Champion did not elaborate on the alleged incident but Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite described it as a"grievance with an employee and his employer."
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