Police investigating shooting at N. Belt Walmart
One person is at the hospital following a shooting Sunday morning at the North Belt Walmart in St. Joseph.
St. Joseph police were called to the scene at about 11 a.m. Officers said the shooting happened just outside the store’s home and pharmacy doors at 4201 N. Belt Highway. The victim, a minor, was taken to Mosaic Life Care with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said no one is in custody but they are searching for a person of interest. Police also stressed the incident was not an active shooter situation. According to the SJPD, those involved in the incident knew each other.
Mosaic Life Care nurse and witness to the shooting, Joy May, held the victim while waiting for first responders. In her account, she said the victim’s friend removed his shirt and used it as a tourniquet around the gunshot wound. She described the victim as speaking, calling family members and appeared to be in a stable condition.
This is an ongoing investigation. If anyone has information to share with the SJPD regarding the incident, officers encouraged them to call the anonymous tips hotline at 816-238-TIPS (8477) or the Detectives Unit at 816-271-5336.
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