Sheriff: Walmart employee kills co-worker in Georgia store
- A Walmart employee in Newton County, Georgia, shot and killed one person inside the store and another employee at a nearby residence early Friday morning.
- The shooting occurred at 1:30 a.m., leaving one employee dead and another employee wounded, according to the Associated Press.
- The suspect retrieved a gun from his vehicle after leaving the store and specifically targeted individuals he knew, as stated by the Newton County Sheriff's Office.
- The individual killed at the residence was also a Walmart employee, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.
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Sheriff: Georgia Walmart employee kills co-worker, wounds another
(WJBF) – A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, authorities said. Newton County deputies responded to the shooting at the Walmart, in Covington, Georgia, at around 1:30 a.m., according to the department. The sheriff's office later determined that an employee had left the building to get a gun, then came back insi…
Walmart employee kills co-worker in store: Sheriff
(WJBF) – A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, authorities said. Newton County deputies responded to the shooting at the Walmart, in Covington, Georgia, at around 1:30 a.m., according to the department. The sheriff's office later determined that an employee had left the building to get a gun, then came back insi…
Walmart employee in Georgia kills 2 co-workers, injures another in after-hours shooting spree
Newton County Sheriff’s Office (COVINGTON, Ga.) — A Walmart employee killed one co-worker and injured another in an after-hours shooting spree that started at the store and ended with the individual killing another co-worker at a nearby home, according to law enforcement officials. The initial shooting took place in a Walmart branch in Covington, Georgia, about 35 miles east of Atlanta, at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the Newton Coun…
Sheriff: Walmart employee kills co-worker in Georgia store
(WJBF) – A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, authorities said. Newton County deputies responded to the shooting at the Walmart, in Covington, Georgia, at around 1:30 a.m., according to the department. The sheriff's office later determined that an employee had left the building to get a gun, then came back insi…
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