4 injured Walmart shooting Beavercreek Ohio, police say suspected shooter dead

Gunman opens fire at Ohio Walmart, wounding four before shooting himself. Authorities are investigating. Gun violence continues across the U.S.

A shooter opened fire at a Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio, injuring four people before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the town of Beavercreek, which is part of the Dayton metropolitan area. The shooter's motive and identity were not immediately released.

The victims were taken to local hospitals, but their conditions were unknown at the time of the news conference held by Beavercreek Police Capt. Scott Molnar. The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and responding officers did not fire any shots. The store was cleared and secured, and there was no longer an active threat.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the FBI, and other local agencies are assisting with the investigation. Walmart issued a statement expressing heartbreak over the incident and stated that they were working closely with investigators.

Beavercreek, Ohio, is a city with a population of around 46,000 and is part of the Dayton metropolitan area. It is the largest city in Greene County, Ohio.

In a separate incident, a 2-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting at another Walmart in Waverly, Ohio. The child found a gun in his mother's purse and accidentally discharged it, resulting in minor injuries. The child's mother was arrested and charged with endangering children.

One year ago, a store manager opened fire at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, killing six employees before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident marked another tragic event in a wave of gun violence across the United States. So far this year, there have been over 38,000 firearm deaths and 609 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

The Dayton metropolitan area has also experienced gun violence in the past, including a mass shooting in 2019 where nine people were killed and 27 were injured. In 2014, a 22-year-old man was fatally shot by a police officer at the same Walmart in Beavercreek after picking up a pellet gun in the store.