Video emerges of woman holding Walmart employee hostage at gunpoint in Richland, MS

Woman killed by officer after hostage situation inside Walmart

A hostage situation unraveled at a Mississippi Walmart after a distressed customer held a worker at gunpoint before officers shot her dead.

The incident occurred at around 5.40pm at a Richland store on Wednesday and ended shortly after police entered the building and shot the unidentified suspect.

Horrific footage taken by a shopper showed the woman holding the gun directly to a wide-eyed and terrified female worker’s head while walking at the front of the store. Continue reading