Man steals muzzle loading rifle from Virginia Walmart store

Occurred October 12, 2014.


A man entered a Walmart store in Amherst County, Virginia, went to the Sporting Goods section, disabled the security system on a case, and stole a muzzle loading rifle, then fled the store.

From an article:

The incident happened at 12:47 a.m. Sunday, October 12. Deputies said a man entered the grocery-side entrance of the store, disabled the security system on the item, and took the muzzle loading rifle from Sporting Goods. 

The suspect is described as a white male, in his late teens or early twenties. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, with the hood up, blue jeans and brown work boots.

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Man steals two rifles from Virginia Walmart

Occurred September 17, 2014.


Jake A. DiFolco entered a Walmart store in Virginia Beach, Virginia, went to the sporting goods section, then stole two rifles from the display case.

He was later reported to the police and arrested.

From an article:

According to police, Jake A. DiFolco entered Walmart on Nimmo Parkway around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 and was able to take two rifles from the sporting goods section.

Police said DiFolco was identified 30 minutes after the story was reported by local media.

DiFolco is charged with grand larceny and was released on bond.

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Virginia Walmart shopper unintentionally shoots himself in car while in parking lot

Occurred December 20, 2014.

Scene of accidental shooting at Norfolk Walmart (screenshot source)

A man was driving his car in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Norfolk, Virginia, when he unintentionally shot himself with his own gun.

From an article:

Police are investigating a shooting at a Norfolk Walmart Saturday afternoon.

It happened around 2:15 p.m. in the parking lot of the store on Tidewater Drive, according to authorities. Police have not said exactly what happened, but sources tell 10 On Your Side the man accidentally shot himself while driving.

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Shots fired outside a Virginia Walmart store

Occurred December 2, 2014.

Scene of shots fired at Hampton Walmart (source)

Shots were fired outside a Walmart store in Hampton, Virginia.

From an article:

Hampton Police were dispatched around 10:33 a.m. Tuesday for a reported shooting at the Walmart along the 1900 block of Cunningham Drive. At this time, it remains unclear who called in the shooting.

Cpl. Mary Shackelford with Hampton Police told WAVY.com there were no victims and no property was struck. Shackelford confirmed the incident is being investigated as “discharging a firearm in public,” as the incident occurred in the parking lot outside of the business.

An additional article and news video.

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Armed robbery by a gunman in a Virginia Walmart

Occurred October 11, 2013.


A man robbed a Walmart at gunpoint, in Prince William County, Virginia. 

From a brief police report:

Male entered the store armed with a handgun and took an undisclosed amount of U.S. Currency. Fled the store.

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Fight in Virginia Walmart parking lot leads to shot fired

Occurred June 22, 2013.


A fight in the parking lot of a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, led to a shot fired.  Luckily, no one was injured.

From an article:

According to police, one shot was fired around 8 p.m. outside the store on Grassfield Pkwy.  No one was hit by the bullet. 

A NewsChannel 3 viewer says the shooting sent people running and customers were told to move to the back of the store. 

Police are still looking for the shooter.

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Three men armed with gun steal stereo equipment from Virginia Walmart

Occurred April 10, 2013.


Three men entered a Walmart in Suffolk, Virginia, put stereo equipment in a cart, and made off with it.  They were armed with at least one handgun.

From an article, which also has images of two of the suspects:

On April 10 at approximately 3:10 a.m. the suspects were seen on surveillance video entering the store and then placing stereo equipment in a shopping cart before fleeing the store. Police say they left in a white minivan, described as possibly a Dodge Caravan at approximately 3:23 a.m. 

One of the suspects was seen carrying a handgun as he fled the store. A third suspect was also believed to be involved, but no photos are available.

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Virginia community college shooter purchased his shotgun at a Walmart

Neil A. MacInnis, 18, walked into the New River Community College at New River Valley Mall, in Christiansburg, Virginia, and opened fire, injuring two people in the lobby before being subdued by an off-duty security guard.

He purchased the 12-guage shotgun legally at the local Walmart.

From an article:

The suspect in a shooting at a community college that injured two women legally purchased his weapon two days earlier and told detectives after his arrest he "was having a bad week," police said Monday.

The Christiansburg Police Department said in a news release that Neil A. MacInnis, 18, purchased the 12-gauge shotgun allegedly used in Friday's shooting from a licensed firearms dealer. Court records identified the seller as Walmart.

Nine shell casings were recovered from the New River Valley Mall, the location of a satellite office for New River Community College, police said. The ammunition recovered included slugs, buckshot and bird shot.

How many other criminals purchase their guns from Walmart, America's #1 retail seller of ammo and guns, including assault rifles?

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Man shot in leg in road rage incident in Virginia Walmart parking lot

Occurred December 24, 2012.

On Christmas Eve, two men got into a "mutual road rage incident" which ended with both vehicles stopping in the parking lot of a Martinsville, Virginia parking lot. One driver attacked the other with a baseball bat, while the other pulled out a gun and shot the other in the leg.

From a Sheriff's office release, as quoted in an article:

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a malicious wounding that occurred in the 800 block of Commonwealth Boulevard Martinsville, VA. On December 24, 2012 at approximately 12:06 pm the Martinsville/Henry County Communications Center received a call regarding a fight in progress in front of Mountain View Shopping Center. Matthew David Davis, 27, of 5195 Franklin Street Rocky Mount, VA reported that he was shot in the leg by a male subject identified as Robert Alonzo Beal, 45, of 20 Massey Street Martinsville, VA. The altercation stemmed from what appears to be a situation involving road rage between the two parties. The vehicles then stopped at Mountain View Shopping Center and a physical altercation ensued. During the altercation, Beal was struck several times with an aluminum baseball bat and Davis was subsequently shot in the upper portion of his left leg. 

Beal was treated and released for a fracture to his right arm and Davis was treated and released for a gunshot wound to his leg. Robert Alonzo Beal has been charged with one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and was released on a $5000 unsecured bond. Davis has been charged with malicious wounding, a felony, and jailed without bond.

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Man charged for 2011 shooting at Virginia Walmart

Scene of shooting at Hampton Walmart

On December 27, 2011, shots were fired outside the Walmart at Hampton, Virginia, between two individuals.  

One 28-year old man was injured in the shooting and treated at a local hospital.

From the article:

At 5:23 p.m., Hampton police began receiving reports of shots fired near the Walmart on Mercury Boulevard and Cunningham Drive. 

Officers searched the surrounding area for a possible victim, but no one was found.
At 6:15 p.m., 911 dispatchers in Newport News received a call about a shooting victim in the 800 block of Skelton Way. 

Newport News police spokeswoman Holly McPherson said the victim was later transported to a hospital in Newport News. The victim is in stable condition. 

According to Hampton police spokesman Jason Price, the shooting involved multiple shots between two individuals. Both suspects fled the scene, but police later located both vehicles. 

Police have not found the second gunman.

Now a 31-year old man, Ryan Christopher Fultz, has now been charged for the shooting.  From an article:

Ryan Christopher Fultz, a 31-year-old Newport News man, was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with one count of maiming, one count of use ofe a firearm in the commission of a felony, one count of revocation of a suspended sentence and one coutn possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was charged after police received an anonymous Crime Line Tip. He is being held in the Hampton City Jail. 

Two other men were also charged in connection following a tactical situation that took place at the Best Western located in the 1800 West Mercury Boulevard last year. But charges against those two men were dropped earlier this year, according to court documents. It was not immediately clear why charges were dropped.

Police said the victim in the case, at the time a 28-year-old Hampton man, was treated and released from the hospital.

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Argument at Virginia Walmart escalates to shooting, with one man injured

Occurred April 8, 2012.

Two men got into an argument in a Walmart parking lot in Lynchburg, Virginia.  One, Daneion Scott Jennings, age 23, pulled out a gun and fired on the other, wounding him.

From an article:

At 1:29 a.m. officers responded to 3900 Wards Rd at the Wal-Mart in reference to a disorderly group in the parking lot. When Officers arrived, they found a large group of people on the lot, and an adult male that had been shot. 

Officers were able to identify the suspect quickly, and he was taken into custody without incident. The firearm was also recovered and seized at the scene. 

The male victim was transported the Lynchburg General Hospital with non-life threatening injury. 

This incident appears to be an ongoing verbal dispute between parties, and was not a random act. 

The suspect was identified as Daneion Scott Jennings, white male, 23 years of age, from Forest, VA. Jennings has been charged with Malicious Wounding, and the Use of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony.

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Man at Virginia Walmart distribution center opens fire, injuring manager and then killing himself

Dinwiddie Walmart distribution center crime scene

Occurred February 22, 2012.

33-year-old Melvin D. Taylor, Jr. "just didn't seem together" the day he showed up for his job at a Dinwiddie, Virginia Walmart distribution center.  After his lunch break, he walked to the back of the building and opened fire, injuring 40-year-old Wynette Starks, a manager at the facility, in the leg.  He then exited the building, where police were arriving, and had a shoot-out with them.  Taylor then committed suicide.

From an article:

A co-worker said Melvin Taylor "just didn't seem together" shortly before he shot a supervisor, and then turned the gun on himself at the Walmart distribution center in Dinwiddie County. 

The employee, who did not want to be identified, told 8News the woman who was shot is 40-year-old Wynette Starks, a manager at the facility. She was shot in the leg, and is expected to recover, Dinwiddie Sheriff D.T. "Duck" Adams said.  

Investigators said Taylor, 32, walked to the back of the building and opened fire after returning from his lunch break on Wednesday afternoon. He then went back outside and shot at deputies before killing himself, according to authorities. No deputies were injured.
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Co-workers told 8News they noticed something wasn't right with Taylor the day of the shooting, but they are shocked by what happened. 

"He's gonna give you 120 percent every day, but he definitely wasn't himself. I saw him and there was just something about him today," an employee said after the incident. 

Walmart spokesperson Dan Fogleman issued a statement about the shooting. It reads in part: 

"We appreciate the quick response of local law enforcement and are grateful there were no additional injuries. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the community, our associates, the victim and the families of both associates involved as we collectively try to come to grips with what has happened."

(a related article with video and 911 call)

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