“He absolutely planned to die last night," Bolin said.
Body camera video played during the news conference showed one officer holding an assault rifle in front of him and another officer in front of him moving through the aisles of the store until gunfire is heard from elsewhere in the store and an officer shouts: “Drop it! Drop it!” Moments later, a voice is heard saying, “He’s down, target is down.”
Moers said the gunman's conviction on misdemeanor battery charges “wouldn’t be one that excludes him from owning a handgun, necessarily.” The company said in a separate statement that it does not discuss personnel matters involving current or former employees, but said that the gunman “has not worked for Walmart since May 2022."