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August 9, 2019

Man with Guns and Body Armor Sparks Panic at Missouri Walmart
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In Springfield, Missouri, a 20-year-old white man wearing body armor
sparked panic and chaos Thursday morning when he showed up at a Walmart
store carrying two loaded guns and over 100 rounds of ammunition. The
man proceeded to push a shopping cart around the store, filming himself
on a cellphone. A manager triggered the fire alarm and called police.
The man was detained at gunpoint by an armed off-duty firefighter before
police arrived and arrested him without a shot being fired.


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