New York shooting outside Walmart leaves one injured: police
The sheriff's office said the store was evacuated out of an abundance of caution
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sheriff’s deputies in New York state are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting in a Walmart parking lot that left a man hospitalized.
Deputies with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office were called to a Walmart located off Route 9 in Queensbury, N.Y., around 3:45 p.m. The deputies were told a man had been shot in the hip.
A Walmart store in Queensbury, New York. (Google Maps)
The store was evacuated and closed out of an abundance of caution, deputies said in a press release. The shooting took place entirely in the parking lot and no part of the incident occurred inside, deputies said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}EMS transported the male victim to an area hospital where he is currently undergoing medical treatment.
The sheriff’s office and the New York State Police are working to identify a suspect and a possible vehicle in connection with the incident.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The sheriff’s office said the shooting remains an active investigation and do not believe there is a threat or concern to the general public.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Warrant County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit at 518-743-2500.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Walmart for comment.
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Sunday’s shooting comes just days after a Walmart employee shot and killed six people inside a store in the City of Chesapeake.