Arkansas woman killed by authorities after taking Mississippi Walmart employee hostage
Arkansas resident Corlunda McGinister was killed while taking a Walmart worker hostage, authorities said
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An Arkansas woman was killed by authorities Wednesday night after she allegedly held a Mississippi Walmart worker hostage.
Video footage posted online shows the hostage situation unfold at a Walmart in Richland. The suspect appeared to be holding a terrified female store employee at gunpoint in front of the store.
The suspect was identified as old 21-year-old Corlunda McGinister of West Helena, Arkansas.
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The shooting occurred at about 5:45 p.m., the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said.
"This is an ongoing investigation; no further comment will be made by MBI at this time," the MBI told Fox News Digital.
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Authorities have not said what led to McGinister allegedly pulling out a gun. The footage shows her yelling and waving a weapon around. No one else was injured during the shooting.
At one point, McGinister spots someone filming her.
"Hey, I'm not trying to hurt anybody," she shouted.
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"Why don't you let her go then please?" the man filming responded.
"We're not doing this crooked cop," she yells back.