Felons steal ammunition from Louisiana Walmart and use it to shoot a cop

Occurred January 21, 2015.


Two men and a woman entered a Walmart store in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and stole ammunition.

Deputies responded, and when they pulled over the car with the suspects, one of the men, 27-year-old Chadwick Schwender, bailed out of the car and started shooting with a "high powered rifle" (most likely an assault rifle), hitting the squad car and striking one of the deputies in the hand.

All three were arrested after they tried to get away.  All three were felons.

From an article and news video:

At around 3 p.m. Deputy Atkins conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle that was occupied by two men and a woman who stole ammunition from Wal-Mart in Donaldsonville earlier in the day on Tuesday.

When Deputy Atkins stopped the vehicle, the passenger of the vehicle opened fire on him.

According to Chief Bacala, three rounds were fired toward Deputy Atkins. One hitting his sheriff's office cruiser, and another struck Deputy Atkins in the hand. Deputy Atkins ran to at a nearby house where the resident called 911.

Deputy Atkins was rushed to a local hospital where he was released on Wednesday, January 21 and is expected to make a full recovery.

The two accomplices, a man and a woman, were arrested shortly after the shooting after trying to drive away, but crashing their vehicle. They were later identified as 27-year-old Jennifer McGhee and 27-year-old Chadwick Schwender. They attempted to break into a house by kicking in the door and forcing the homeowner to give up the keys to the vehicle. Deputies recovered the stolen vehicle in a ditch and McGhee and Schwender were arrested on scene.

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Gunmen attempt robbery of Walmart shoppers in Louisiana

Occurred December 22, 2014.

(UPDATED -- See below)

Two people were in their car in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Covington, Louisiana, when three men approached.  The men pulled out a handgun and tried to rob the occupants of the car.  When the victims yelled for help, though, the robbers fled.

From an article:

Authorities said the two victims told deputies they were sitting in their vehicle in the parking lot of the store on U.S. 190 when two or three men approached. One of the men appeared to be armed with a Glock handgun, the sheriff's office said.

When one of the victims yelled for help, the sheriff's office said the suspects ran away.

The suspects last were seen running toward Home Depot and the Ibis Trail Apartments. A K-9 was called in to assist in the search, but could not locate the suspects.

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UPDATE (12/27/14):   Two teen boys, ages 15 and 17, have been arrested for the armed robbery.  From an article:

Shawn Miller, 17, was booked Wednesday in the St. Tammany Parish jail with attempted armed robbery with a firearm and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release Friday (Dec. 26). The 15-year-old was booked in the Florida Parish Juvenile Detention Center with attempted armed robbery, authorities said.

The article didn't mention how the boys got the gun.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

Masked gunman robs Walmart gas station in New Orleans

Occurred October 3, 2014.


A masked man with a revolver held up a Walmart gas station in New Orleans, Louisiana.

From an article:

The incident occurred around 8:25 a.m. at the gas station located at 3921 Behrman Highway when a man entered the story with a silver revolver.

He fled in a black Nissan Murano or Rouge toward Jefferson Parish with an undetermined amount of money, cartons of cigarettes and sex enhancement pills.

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New Orleans Walmart robbed at gunpoint

Occurred September 7, 2014. 


An masked man armed with a gun entered a new Walmart in New Orleans, Louisiana, and forced an employee to get money from the cash room, then fled.

From an article, which includes images of the robber:

The masked gunman gained entry to the store, 6000 Bullard Ave., around 1 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 7), and a forced an employee at gunpoint to a room where money is kept, according to NOPD.

The gunman, dressed in a black jacket, black shoes, a black ski mask and black pants with a light-colored stripe down the side, kicked open the door to the room and took a bag of money before leaving the store, police said.

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Officer fires on shoplifters after they run him over at Louisiana Walmart store

Occurred July 2, 2014.


An off-duty police officer who was working as security at a Walmart store in Lafayette, Louisiana, confronted some shoplifters in the parking lot.  The suspects then ran him over -- twice -- and then the officer fired shots at the shoplifters as they escaped.

The officer will survive his injuries.  It's unknown if his shots hit any of the suspects.

From an article:

Police say an off-duty officer was working security at the store when he apprehended two shoplifting suspects. During his investigation, the officer discovered that there were others involved in the shoplifting incident.

Police say the officer then approached the suspects’ car in the parking lot. When he did, the driver allegedly backed up and ran over the officer. When he got up, the driver allegedly ran over the officer again, this time dragging him 100 feet.

According to investigators, the officer fired two shots at the vehicle after freeing himself. The vehicle sped away.

The officer was transported to a local hospital with minor to moderate injuries.

Police are looking for a dark-colored mid-sized vehicle. The driver is described as female, while police say there were at least two passengers in the vehicle.

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Louisiana deputy shoots at Walmart robber in parking lot

Occurred February 16, 2014.

Scene of shooting at New Orleans Walmart (source)

(UPDATED -- see below)

A man robbed a New Orleans, Louisiana, Walmart store, saying he had a weapon, then fled with the money.

A responding deputy then fired at the fleeing suspect, and was nearly run over.

The suspect got away.

From an article:

The suspect went into the store, implied he had a weapon and demanded money from several of the store cashiers. 

The deputy, who was working a detail at the store, pursued the male suspect to the parking, police said. 

The suspect then got into a Ford Taurus, and began to drive away. The deputy then fired shots, two of which hit the driver's side door of a car in the parking lot, Stelly said. The suspect also tried to run the deputy over with the car, according to New Orleans police. 

The suspect then fled down Behrman Highway toward General de Gaulle Drive. 

Preliminary information indicated the suspect implied he had a weapon, but it was unclear whether he was armed, Stelly said. Police do not know if he was struck by gunfire. 

The deputy "did what he was trained to do on those details," Stelly said.

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UPDATE (3/12/14):  The suspect, Frederick Dwyer, has been captured.  From an article:

About 2 p.m. on Feb. 16, Dwyer walked into the Walmart at 4001 Behrman Highway, and approached multiple cashiers. He implied he had a gun, and demanded money from them.

Dwyer then took money from a cash register, and ran out of the store, police said.

Orleans Parish Sheriff's deputy Thomas Elder Jr., who was working a detail at the store, was alerted to the crime. He gave chase as Dwyer left the store.

Dwyer then got into a Ford Taurus to drive away, and attempted to run over Elder with the car, police records state.

Elder then fired three shots at the car, two of which hit the the driver's side door.

At the time, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's spokesman said Elder "did what he was supposed to do" while working details.

On Feb. 27, police identified Dwyer as a suspect in the case, and arrested him on an unrelated municipal warrant. An Orleans Parish sheriff's deputy at the scene of the arrest also recognized Dwyer's car by to the bullet holes in the driver's side door.

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Louisiana man robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint in Walmart parking lot

Occurred November 8, 2013.


A man gave a ride to a homeless man, Edward "EJ" Belcher, 37, to the local Walmart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Once at the Walmart store, though, Belcher pulled out a handgun and robbed the victim of his money and debit card, kidnapped him, then went on a spending spree with the victim's debit card before finally returning the victim unharmed.

Belcher was later arrested.

From an article:

Later that morning, the victim decided to go to a nearby Wal-Mart and for unknown reasons, Belcher accompanied him, the warrant says. 

On the way to the store, the victim stopped to withdraw $60 from an ATM. When the pair arrived at the Wal-Mart in the victim’s vehicle, Belcher pulled out a revolver and demanded the victim’s money, the warrant says. 

The man gave Belcher $112, to which Belcher replied, “This is all you got?” according to the warrant. 

The man, whose age was not available Thursday night, handed over his wallet, to which Belcher said, “What’s on your debit card?” The man begged Belcher not to take all his money, saying he had children to support, according to his account in the warrant. 

The victim told authorities Belcher then pressed the gun against his head and demanded the PIN to the debit card. Belcher then ordered the victim to drive to a house on Florida Boulevard, where Belcher led him out of the vehicle at gunpoint and into the house. 

There, the victim was told to sit on the couch and be quiet, the warrant says. Belcher then told someone in the house to watch over the victim while Belcher left and racked up nearly $500 on the man’s debit card. 

The warrant doesn’t go into detail about what happened at the house while Belcher was gone, and a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office couldn’t be reached late Thursday. 

Belcher returned later that morning to pick up the victim and take him back to the Super 8, the warrant says, where Belcher dropped off the victim and said he’d drive the victim’s vehicle to a parking lot behind the Olive Garden on Siegen Lane and leave it there. 

The victim exited the vehicle and ran into the motel, then to the parking lot behind Olive Garden, where he found his car. When he returned back to the motel, he found deputies speaking with his wife, who had reported him missing earlier that morning.

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Gunman robs filling station at Louisiana Walmart

Occurred September 6, 2013.


A man entered the kiosk at a gas station, located in a Walmart parking lot in Shreveport, Louisiana.  He pulled out a gun and stole money from the register before fleeing.

From an article:

It happened at the Murphy Oil filling station at the Walmart in the 6200 block of Westport Avenue around 9 p.m. on August 26. 

Police describe the suspect as a black male, about 6' tall, wearing a wearing a reddish/orange long sleeve shirt, tan hat, dark pants. 

Surveillance video shows the man walk up as the clerk was returning to the kiosk from an outside errand.  

Police say the suspect entered the kiosk with the employee, pulled out a semi-auto handgun and demanded the money from the register. With two clerks working on the inside, the suspect was only able to get money from one register. After getting the money, the suspect fled out the side door last seen heading towards the Fairfield Inn possibly getting into a silver Dodge Durango.

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Armed robbery in Louisiana Walmart parking lot

Occurred July 18, 2013.


There was an armed robbery by two men with a gun in the parking lot of a Walmart in Lafayette, Louisiana.

From an article:

Police say two black men approached the victim at gunpoint and demanded his personal property. The victim handed over his belongings, and the suspects fled the scene. The victim was not injured.

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Deadly shooting in Louisiana Walmart parking lot

Occurred April 24, 2013.

Scene of deadly shooting in Port Allen Walmart parking lot

A man was shot in a conflict that erupted in the parking lot of a Walmart in Port Allen, Louisiana.  The shooter fled.  The victim, 37-year old Leon Banks, was put in a car by a friend, who then tried to drive him to the hospital, but police pulled him over.  First aid was administered, but the man died.

From an article:

Around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday night, a Plaquemine man was fatally shot outside of a Wal-Mart near Port Allen. The victim, Leon Banks, 37, was driven away from the scene by another man, Alfred Watts III. The two fled the parking lot in a white BMW, trying to get Banks to a hospital in Baton Rouge. 

West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies pursued the car and finally stopped it near a Florida Boulevard CATS station. Upon finding Banks injured in the car, they called an ambulance to take him to an area hospital where he later died. They also arrested Watts for possession of marijuana in the car. 

WBR Sheriff's Deputies are looking for the suspected shooter, whose name has not been released.   

(a related article)

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Argument turns to gunfire and injury at Louisiana Walmart

Crime scene from Opelousas Walmart
taken by a witness

Occurred June 25, 2012.

Eric Winbush, Jr., and Kerry Guillory, 26, got into an argument at a Walmart just outside the entrance, in Opelousas, Louisiana.  Guillory then pulled out a .38-caliber handgun and shot Winbush in the abdomen.  Guillory fled, but later turned himself in to police.

From an article:

The Opelousas Police Department reports that the call came in on Monday, June 26 shortly before 10:00 p.m. They say the victim, Eric Winbush, Jr., was shot in the abdomen. He was found lying right outside the doorway of the Wal-Mart. 

Through witness testimony a suspect, Kerry Guillory, 26, was identified. Detectives also located two .380 caliber casings near the victim.

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Woman, angry about parking dispute, shoots car in Louisiana Walmart parking log

Footage of the shooter (at bottom) at the Shreveport Walmart

Occurred April 8, 2012.

A man was backing his car out of a Shreveport, Louisiana Walmart parking spot when he was narrowly missed by two women in another car.  An argument ensued, then one of the women pulled out a gun and shot several rounds into the man's car.

The shooter fled.

From an article:

According to police, the male victim was backing out of a parking space when a maroon colored, four-door Pontiac Grand Prix attempted to pass around him. In the attempt to pass, the Grand Prix narrowly missed the man's vehicle, setting off an argument between the man and the two females in the car. 

During the argument, one of the women got out of the Grand Prix, brandished a firearm and fired several rounds into the man's vehicle before getting back into the car and fleeing the scene north toward Shreveport-Barksdale Highway. 

Luckily no one was injured. 

"This was extremely unusual and obviously bold.  We're talking about a crowded parking lot, a Wal-Mart that does a lot of business.  To fire a shot and to be so reckless as to fire shots in that area, it begs the question of what that person was thinking at that time.  Clearly, we want to get this person behind bars where they belong," said Bill Goodin with the Shreveport Police Department.

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