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Reno Walmart Shooting: Standoff at Store After 3 Shot

Reno Walmart Shooting: Standoff at Store After 3 Shot
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RENO, Nev. (CBS/AP/KTVN) Police are on the scene of a standoff at a Reno Walmart after police say a man shot three people inside the store.

According to Walmart spokesman Dan Fogleman the suspected gunman, as well as all three victims, are employees at the store.

Reno Deputy Police Chief Mike Whan says the lone gunman entered the store about 8:30 a.m. and started shooting in the direction of an employee or employees with a small caliber handgun, reports CBS affiliate KTVN.

He says the three employees shot are being treated at a local hospital, but their lives are not believed to be in danger.

About 100 people in the store were safely evacuated.

The FBI is also currently on scene. Police say the man is inside an office in the building. Whan says they are trying to contact him, but there's been no dialogue so far.

Neither Walmart nor police have released the name of the gunman.

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