UPDATE: Walmart parking lot shooting victim identified

Warner Robins Police identified the victim of Wednesday night's shooting as 52-year-old Gregory Arnett.

UPDATE (7/8 4:20 P.M.):  Warner Robins Police identified the victim of Wednesday night’s shooting as 52-year-old Gregory Arnett.


ORIGINAL STORY (7/8 12:10 A.M.)

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after a shooting in a Walmart parking lot Wednesday night.

That’s according to a Warner Robins Police Department news release, which said officers responded to a shots fired call at the store, located at 502 Booth Road, around 9:30.

Officers say they discovered the victim seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that was backed into a parking space in the lot closest to Booth Road.

“The victim had sustained a gunshot wound,” the release said.

The man was taken to Houston Healthcare, where he was declared dead. His identity has not been released.

Police say a witness heard shots and saw two males running from the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

Call Detective Paul Peck at (478) 302-5380 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information.

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