EUFAULA, AL (WTVM) – According to a Wallace Community College notice to their Joel Dale Sparks campus, a situation with an active shooter at the Walmart in Eufaula that temporarily shut down campus and surrounding businesses Tuesday morning.
The school
made another alert at 10:14 a.m. CT saying the shooter has been apprehended and that campus is reopened to normal activities.
The incident occurred at the Walmart, located at 3176 S. Eufaula Ave., in Eufaula.
The first alert was made at 9:53 a.m., saying: "Active shooter has been located at the Wal-Mart in Eufaula. Sparks Campus will be locked down immediately until further notice."
The second alert the school made to students, faculty and staff came at 9:57 a.m. on Tuesday, saying: "Be advised that The Eufaula Police Department has requested that the Sparks Campus be placed in lockdown mode until further notice. An ACTIVE SHOOTER situation exists in the WalMart shopping center. WCC Officer Richard Thornton will direct security operations for the Campus. THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER TO FACULTY, STAFF, OR STUDENTS."
Details are limited at this time, but crews are en route. Check back for more updates.
