Police are searching for a gunman after an innocent Walmart employee was struck by a bullet during an apparent argument between two men inside a Pennsylvania store Friday evening.
Officers rushed to the Walmart at 50 McDade Boulevard in Darby Township, Delaware County, shortly after 7 p.m. following reports of gunfire inside the busy store.
Investigators believe two men became involved in a verbal confrontation near the self-checkout area before one of them pulled out a handgun and fired, Darby Township Police Chief Michael Sousa said.
“It looked like, from what we’re gathering with my detectives, two males get into a verbal altercation at self-checkout,” Sousa told Fox News Digital.
“One of the males brandishes a firearm, fires a round indiscriminately and hits one of the female Walmart employees in the leg — not the subject he was arguing with.”
The injured employee was taken to a nearby hospital. Police did not immediately release an update on her condition.
The alleged shooter fled the store before officers arrived and remained at large.
Police were reviewing surveillance footage from inside the Walmart in hopes of identifying and locating the suspect.
Officers cleared the store and nearby businesses as they secured the scene.
Sousa said investigators did not believe there was any ongoing danger to the public.
The investigation remains active, and additional details were expected to be released as they became available.