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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Sevierville police said three people were arrested on the parkway after a reported gunman was at the Walmart.
The call came on Wednesday afternoon as an « active shooter ». Police said dozens of people were rushed out of Walmart just after 3:30 p.m.. m. Wednesday, according to a manager at the nearby Chick-Fil-A store.
Investigators said they were looking into reports of a single shot at Walmart but could not confirm whether it happened.
Cody Cummings told WVLT newscaster Amanda Hara that between 20 and 30 Walmart customers were safe in the Chick-Fil-A store he manages. The restaurant is next to the Walmart. Cummings said a civilian safe in his shop reported a fight between two men that resulted in one of the men pulling a gun. People nearby were alerted, causing panic.
Cummings said one of his employees was at Walmart when customers heard over the loudspeaker that a man was moving around the store with a gun.
Cummings reported that a SWAT team had been set up in the area, apparently looking for the possible shooter.
WVLT tried to reach the Walmart store but no one answered the phone lines. A WVLT News crew was on site.
#BREAKING Potential shooter at Sevierville’s Walmart, according to manager at nearby Chick-Fil-A. He tells me that there are 20 to 30 people living in his restaurant who fled after Walmart announced that a gunman might be walking through the store. @wvlt https: // t. co / VU9b4vDXv3
Some Tanger Outlets managers told WVLT News that their stores would be closed on Wednesday afternoon as a precaution, but officials said they did not believe there was a threat on the mall’s campus.
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