Shoppers flee after man opens fire near South Fulton Walmart, police say

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — The investigation continues into a shooting that occurred near a Walmart in South Fulton.

South Fulton police officials told Channel 2 Action News officials received reports of a shooting near a Walmart and a restaurant on Old National Highway Friday night.

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When officers arrived, they located one person who had been shot multiple times. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

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“We were just looking outside the window like ‘what’s going on?’,” a witness told WSB Tonight’s Michael Doudna. “I mean I know a lot of stuff happens on Old National, but I don’t think I’ve seen something this bad,”

It is unclear if anyone was taken into custody.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to South Fulton police for more information but has not received a response.

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