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Riverdale Walmart Shooting Suspect In Custody: Reports

Riverdale police have arrested a man accused of shooting another man inside the meat section at Walmart.

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A man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault Thursday evening in connection with a Walmart shooting, according to reports.
A man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault Thursday evening in connection with a Walmart shooting, according to reports. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

CLAYTON COUNTY, GA — Riverdale police arrested a man who is accused of shooting another customer in a metro Atlanta Walmart, according to multiple reports.

An 18-year-old man, identified as Matthew Thomas, Jr. will be charged with aggravated assault, WSB-TV reported. The victim is recovering at a hospital. According to WAGA-TV, the incident started just after 6 p.m. Thursday at the Walmart on the 700 block of Ga. Highway 85.

Investigators told WAGA-TV that Thomas and another man started arguing in the store’s meat section. Thomas then started shooting and hit the other man.

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"All of the sudden we saw a rush of a crowd people running from the back of the store saying ‘Gunman, get down' and that's what everyone started running," a female shopper with two young children told the news station.

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