BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Police are investigating after gunfire erupted during a fight at a south side Walmart Wednesday night.
According to Beech Grove Deputy Chief Robert Mercuri, officers were sent to the store at 4650 S. Emerson Ave. just before 9 p.m. on reports of a disturbance inside.
There was an argument between two females, Mercuri said. During the fight, someone pulled out a gun and fired a shot.
No one was struck by the gunfire.
A person who intervened in the fight was treated for minor injuries not related to the gunfire.
Police are investigating whether the women involved in the fight were acquainted with one another. They were being detained while officers conducted an investigation.
No employees of the store were involved in the incident, according to Mercuri.
In 2015, Beech Grove's mayor called the Walmart where the shooting occurred a "public nuisance," but said today, that's not the case.
"I'm not pinning this on Walmart," said Beech Grove Mayor Dennis Buckley. My history with Walmart is that if I had an inkling that this was associated with Walmart, I would be screaming, because I'm not going to go back to where we used to be."
Mercuri said Beech Grove officers have made a little over 100 runs to the store for incidents including accidents, traffic stops or investigations. Some of those runs were to assist off-duty officers employed by Walmart for other incidents, primarily shoplifting arrests.
The deputy chief said, including Wednesday's shooting, six incidents since January 2021 involved an assault or a firearm.
Buckley said Walmart has taken steps to clean up the store.