Walmart responds to armed man incident at Springfield store

Walmart issued a statement to KY3 after a heavily armed man entered a Neighborhood Market store on Republic Road.

“The behavior of a customer was concerning to those inside our store and out of caution, law enforcement was contacted. They quickly arrived, managed the situation without further incident and no one was injured," the statement reads.

Police say the man had body armor and military fatigues, as well as tactical weapons, when he walked into the store and began recording on his phone. A former firefighter held the man at gunpoint until police arrived and detained him.

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