Teen accidentally shoots himself in South Dakota Walmart parking lot

Occurred December 6, 2014.

Scene of shooting at Sioux Falls Walmart parking lot (source)

A 17-year old boy was shot in the leg in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

From an article:

Officers were dispatched to 301 S. Sycamore Avenue in response to a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a juvenile male who told them he had just been shot in the leg at Walmart on 5521 E. Arrowhead Pkwy.

The juvenile was transported to Avera Hospital and was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police blocked off a large portion of the east side Walmart parking lot for several hours Saturday evening to investigate.

According to another article, the teen had been waiting in a car while his mother was shopping in Walmart and had access to an unlocked, loaded, .22 handgun.  Handling the gun, he unintentionally shot himself, though he had initially told police and his mother that the shooting had been the result of a robbery.

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

Walmart.  Save money.  Die faster.

South Dakota woman kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to drive to Walmart store

Occurred November 8, 2013.


A man broke into a woman's home in Rapid City, South Dakota, and forced at gunpoint to drive him to the local Walmart store with the apparent intention of making her get money for him.  Once at the Walmart parking lot, she escaped and sought help.  The man fled.

From an article:

The woman discovered the stranger in her Van Buren Street home about 5:30 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Tarah Heupel. The man walked out of the bedroom with a gun and made her take him to Walmart. 

At Walmart, the woman fled into the store and sought help from employees who called police.
The suspect ran from the scene. 

During a follow-up investigation at the woman's house, police discovered a laptop taken from a nearby home about 2:30 p.m.  

In that instance, the resident discovered his back door was kicked in and confronted the suspect, whom he chased out of the house before calling police.

This is apparently the same Walmart where there was a fatal stabbing in 2012.

Walmart.  Save money.  Die faster.