{"id":461989,"date":"2025-12-21T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T10:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/461989\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T10:19:15","slug":"argument-at-montgomery-co-walmart-spurs-false-reports-of-active-shooter-sheriffs-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/461989\/","title":{"rendered":"Argument at Montgomery Co. Walmart spurs false reports of active shooter; sheriff\u2019s office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generic police lights (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Gerd Altmann from Pixabay)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 Reports of an active shooter at the Walmart on Highway 242 and College Park earlier this evening prompted a response from the Montgomery County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies and K9 units conducted a thorough search of the premises and investigated the situation. Authorities confirmed that no shots were fired during the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe Walmart located at SH 242 and IH-45 has been cleared and is now back open,\u201d Sheriff Wesley Doolittle wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Bu4fzC49Z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Bu4fzC49Z\/\">Facebook<\/a>. \u201cThere was a disturbance at the location; however, no shots were fired. Law enforcement responded promptly, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office said the situation originated from a verbal altercation between two males at the location. It could not be confirmed that a firearm was ever displayed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The building has been cleared, and the Walmart is safe. Both individuals involved have left the area, and there is no threat to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorGage Goulding headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/YB6XGGAOHN94FV2YJG2VBCLWYF\/\" title=\"View Gage Goulding&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gage Goulding<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Gage Goulding is an award-winning TV news reporter and anchor. 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