UPDATE: Shooter Among the Dead in North Dakota Walmart Shooting

UPDATE: According to the Associated Press, the suspect in a shooting at a Grand Forks Walmart is one of the two people dead.

Police say the gunman is among the two people who died in a shooting at a Walmart store in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Lt. Derik Zimmel says the shooter was the only person with a gun, and police do not believe there is any further safety risk to the general public.

Grand Forks Air Base released a statement indicating that an airman was involved in the incident, but did not state if the airman was the shooter or a victim.

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The Associated Press is reporting Tuesday morning that SWAT teams arrived at a Grand Forks, ND Walmart shortly after 1:00 AM Tuesday to find two people dead and several injured from an apparent shooting.

Police say one witness, who was in the store at the time of the shooting, said he heard “popping sounds” shortly before authorities herded him and other customers to a safe section of the store. He added that when the group later left the building they passed a Walmart employee who was covered in blood.

Grand Forks police would not say if the gunman was arrested, on the loose, or among the dead. However, added that do not believe there is any further risk to the general public.