{"id":796623,"date":"2026-08-01T03:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/796623\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T03:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:06:13","slug":"walmart-employee-shot-during-dispute-at-pennsylvania-store-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/796623\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart employee shot during dispute at Pennsylvania store, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_770849\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Police<\/a> are searching for a gunman after an innocent Walmart employee was shot during an apparent dispute between two men inside a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_770850\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pennsylvania<\/a> store Friday evening, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Officers responded to the Walmart at 50 McDade Blvd. in Darby Township, Delaware County, shortly after 7 p.m. after reports of gunfire inside the store.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Darby Township Police Chief Michael Sousa told Fox News Digital investigators believe two men got into a verbal altercation in the self-checkout area before one of them pulled out a handgun and fired.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_770851\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-man-arrested-allegedly-sending-bomb-threat-judge-nolan-wells-death-case-docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CALIFORNIA MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SENDING BOMB THREAT TO JUDGE IN NOLAN WELLS&#8217; DEATH CASE: DOCS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/walmart-shooting-3.png\" alt=\"officers outside Walmart in Darby Township, Pa.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Officers outside Walmart in Darby Township, Pa. (WTXF)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It looked like, from what we&#8217;re gathering with my detectives, two males get into a verbal altercation at self-checkout,&#8221; Sousa said. &#8220;One of the males brandishes a firearm, fires a round indiscriminately and hits one of the female Walmart employees in the leg \u2014 not the subject he was arguing with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The employee was transported to a hospital. Sousa did not immediately provide an update on her condition.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The suspect fled before officers arrived and remains at large.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Police are reviewing surveillance video in an effort to identify the shooter.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There is no threat to the public,&#8221; Sousa said, adding officers have cleared the Walmart and nearby businesses.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking news story; check back later for updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Miller is a Fox News Digital breaking news writer and former Independent reporter who graduated from Syracuse University in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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