Witness at scene of Walmart shooting describes seeing victim carried out
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PROVIDING.
WRAL NEWS AT 6:00 STARTS NOW.
>>> WE BEGIN WITH THE BREAKING
NEWS IN ROCKY MOUNT AT A
SHOOTING IN WALMART.
THIS IS LIFE FROM SKY 5 OVER
THE SCENE.
OFFICIALS ARE TELLING US THEY
HAVE SEEN INJURIES.
THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M
DEBRA MORGAN.
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY
FOR THE PAST 45 MINUTES.
IT HAPPENED THE WALMART IN
ROCKY MOUNT.
RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD
TO STAY AWAY.
AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE.
WE JUST RECEIVED SOME NEW VIDEO
FROM THE SCENE.
CULLEN BROWDER IS IN THE
LICENSOR.
>> Reporter: SKYPE I WAS OVER
THE SCENE RIGHT NOW, YOU SEE
THE PARKING LOT MOSTLY CLEARED
OUT. YOU SEE ALL THE POLICE
OFFICER STILL THERE.
THEY HAVE ACTUALLY MOVED
EMPLOYEES OFF TO THE SIDE.
I ASSUME TO INTERVIEW THEM.
AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW THE
SCENE IS SECURE SO WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
AT THIS POINT.
WE KNOW THERE WERE INJURIES, WE
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
HURT OR THE ACTUAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE HAVE VIDEO POSTED ON
FACEBOOK SHORT TIME AGO.
SHOWING THE SCENE THERE.
THERE YOU HEAR THE SIRENS
MOVING IN AND PEOPLE ARE COMING
OUT OF THE PARKING LOT.
RIGHT NOW ON THE PHONE I'M
JOINED BY MARIA MELVIN WHO
TELLS ME SHE WAS INSIDE THE
WALMART AT THE TIME.
MS. MELVIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR TAKING THE TIME.
JUST TELL ME WHAT DID YOU SEE
QUESTION WHAT DID YOU?
>> ALL RIGHT, I HAD JUST
ENTERED WALMART. I HEARD TWO
LOUD SHOTS. I TURNED TO MY RIGHT
AND PROBABLY HALFWAY DOWN THE
STORE I SAW PEOPLE RUNNING
TOWARDS THE DOOR.
AND SO I QUICKLY EXITED AT THE
OTHER END OF WALMART.
>> TELL ME YOUR REACTION AT THE
TIME.
YOU ARE IN THERE SHOPPING AND
YOU HEAR A COUPLE OF SHOTS.
TELL ME PERSONALLY, WHAT WAS
THAT LIKE FOR YOU?
>> IT WAS, IT WAS VERY SCARY
AND I HOPE NO ONE IS OFFENDED.
BUT I AM A BELIEVER IN THE LORD
JESUS CHRIST.
AND I KNOW I'M SAFE AT ALL
TIMES.
I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO FEAR.
IT WAS CONCERNING TO ME FOR
WHOEVER GOT SHOT.
I WAS HEARING THAT SOMEONE WAS
DEFINITELY SHOT.
AND I PRAY THAT THEY WILL HEAL
FROM THEIR WOUNDS.
>> DID YOU ACTUALLY SEE A
SUSPECT?
DID YOU SEE THE PERSON WHO WAS
SHOT?
>> I SAW THE PERSON THAT WAS
SHOT BEING BROUGHT OUT OF
WALMART ON A STRETCHER.
IT WAS A BLACK MALE.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE IS STILL
ALIVE.
>> SO, AS PEOPLE WERE RUNNING
IN A PANIC SITUATION LIKE THAT,
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE RUNNING
OVER OTHERS.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT?
WAS IT A REASONABLY ORDERLY
EXIT?
>> I WOULD SAY IT WAS
EXTRAORDINARILY AN EASY EXIT
FOR EVERYONE. I THINK MAYBE
SOME PEOPLE WERE INSIDE.
BUT THEY WERE EXITING THE
WALMART IN A VERY ORDERLY
FASHION.
>> OKAY, MARIA MELVIN WHO WAS A
WITNESS INSIDE THE WALMART AT
THE TIME.
TAKE YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE
TIME, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> WELL THANK YOU.
>> THERE YOU HAVE IT.
AGAIN THE SCENE IS SECURE RIGHT
NOW.
THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A
SUSPECT, ACCORDING TO WITNESS
RIGHT NOW.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON INJURED.
WE ARE STILL TRYING TO TRACK
DOWN THAT PERSON'S IDENTITY,
THE SEVERITY.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET A REAL
DESCRIPTION ON THE ACTUAL
SHOOTER.
THEY ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY
AWAY FROM THE WALMART RIGHT
THERE IN ROCKY MOUNT.
WE KNOW EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN
MOVED UP TO THE SIDE.
APPARENTLY TO BE INTERVIEWED.
AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION WE
WILL BRING IT TO YOU.
>>> THE STORY CONTINUES TO
UNFOLD LITERALLY IN THE PAST 20
SECONDS I WAS JUST TOLD THAT
PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN ROCKY
MOUNT IS ON LOT DOWN.
SECURITY IS MONITORING WHO CAN
AND CANNOT COME OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS
AS IT UNFOLDS.
ROSALIE OPEN DARA IS ON SCENE,
WE WILL HAVE HER AS SOON AS WE
CAN ESTABLISH HER SHOT.
AND MUCH MORE COMING UP TONIGHT