Overview
- A pistol was fired during a verbal dispute in the self‑checkout area at the Walmart on North MacDade Boulevard on Friday, July 31, and a female employee was struck in the leg.
- The employee was transported to a hospital; officials have not released her current condition or any motive for the shooting.
- The shooter fled the scene before officers arrived and remains at large after customers and staff evacuated the store.
- Police briefly stopped and questioned a man near a nearby ShopRite but cleared him after reviewing Walmart security footage.
- Darby Township detectives are reviewing store surveillance, police radio traffic, and nearby business cameras as they continue an active investigation with no arrests or confirmed suspect identity.