Shooting at Indiana Walmart
Evansville police said at least one person was shot at a Walmart store. They said the suspected shooter was shot dead by police. (Maria Fuchs Hart via Storyful)
Indiana police said Friday that heroic actions taken by a Walmart employee and law enforcement officers prevented a gunman who shot and wounded a female employee from further harm.
Ronald Ray Mosley II, a 25-year-old former store employee, walked into the store’s break room where employees were meeting Thursday night and shot the woman in the face with a 9mm pistol.
She was the only person injured, according to the Evansville Police Department.
An employee, whom Mosley was also targeting, ran out of the room, and Mosley followed. Another employee saw that Mosley had fled the room and called 911 before taking the victim to another room, locking the door and turning off the lights before Mosley returned to look for the injured woman.
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The store is located at 335 S. Red Bank Road in Evansville, Indiana.
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Sgt. Anna Gray said officers were inside the building within four minutes of the 911 call.
There were about 40 Walmart employees and 40 shoppers in the store at the time.
Mosley was shot and killed by officers.
Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin called the employee who called 911 a hero and praised her for her bravery.
“I have no doubt that he was going to come back to finish what he started and probably today we would have a dead victim instead of one that is alive,” he said during a news conference.
The woman he helped was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital and was in stable condition, according to Gray.
According to Bolin, the shooter had left a suicide note and “absolutely planned to die.”
The Walmart logo is seen outside of a Walmart store in Burbank, California on August 15, 2022.
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Gray said investigators did not yet know when Mosley acquired the gun or how many rounds he fired.
Mosley was fired from the store after being charged with four misdemeanor assault charges on May 18, 2022, after attacking four co-workers.
A probable cause affidavit filed in the case states that Mosley told authorities that he was having problems with people at work and “lost control.”
The Walmart Stores Inc. logo is displayed on a shopping cart in front of a store in American Canyon, California, on February 16, 2012.
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Just hours before the shooting, Mosley showed up for a progress hearing. He had pleaded guilty to the assault charges and was undergoing mental health treatment through the court.
Winston Lin, chief deputy prosecutor for the Vanderburgh County attorney’s office, said Friday that no “red flag” court proceedings had been initiated against Mosley.
“The entire Walmart family is shocked by the senseless violence that occurred at our Evansville store, and our hearts go out to our associates at this time,” the retail giant told Fox News in a statement. “As we learn more, we will do everything we can to support our associates as they deal with this tragedy.”
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“We are grateful for local first responders and will continue to work with law enforcement during the course of their investigation,” Walmart added.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
