Argument in Pennsylvania Walmart Self-Checkout Ends in Shooting, $1M Bail Set for Suspect

A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing attempted murder and firearm charges after allegedly opening fire inside a crowded Walmart self-checkout area in Glenolden on Friday night, hitting a store employee in the leg.

Armani Waite turned himself in to authorities on Monday following the incident at the store located about 18 miles south of Philadelphia. The Darby Township Police Department reported that the shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m., a peak shopping hour, with roughly 30 people in the immediate vicinity.

Armani Waite

According to Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse, the shooting stemmed from a verbal dispute between Waite and another shopper who was checking out items with a friend.

Rouse stated that the other shopper—a legal gun owner with a permit to carry—flashed a handgun in his waistband during the exchange but made no physical threats or aggressive movements toward Waite.

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Rouse added that the targeted shopper was walking away when Waite pulled out a pistol and fired at least three rounds.

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The targeted man was not hit, but a female Walmart employee who was not involved in the altercation was struck in the calf. {snip}

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