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One shot, injured at Tabb Walmart; suspect in custody

One person was shot and injured in the Tabb Walmart parking lot Thursday morning. (Courtesy photo/Google Maps)
One person was shot and injured in the Tabb Walmart parking lot Thursday morning. (Courtesy photo/Google Maps)

Update 12:30 p.m. Thursday:

The Tabb Walmart will be open for emergency prescriptions only following a shooting in the store’s parking lot, according to a York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office tweet.

Those who need prescriptions should drive into the parking lot off Victory Boulevard and park at the One Stop Auto repair shop. A Walmart employee will be there to escort customers to the pharmacy.

Update noon Thursday:

York County’s Tabb Walmart is closed until further notice following a shooting in the parking lot, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation into the shooting continues.

Original story:

One person was injured after they were shot in the Tabb Walmart parking lot Thursday morning.

The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office has one person in custody in connection with the shooting, according to sheriff’s office spokeswoman Shelley Ward.

The emergency call came in around 9:33 a.m. reporting a person had been shot in the parking lot, located at 2601 George Washington Memorial Highway, Ward said.

The victim was alive at the time of the shooting and was transported to a local hospital, Ward said.

Multiple units were on scene as of 10:20 a.m. Thursday, and authorities are still investigating.

Police will release information as soon as it becomes available.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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