MARTINSVILLE, VA – Walmart, located on Commonwealth Boulevard in Martinsville, is set to close early on Sunday.
“Your favorite local Martinsville Walmart will be closing today 05/31/2020 at 5:00 PM in light of recent events happening in the area,” the store wrote on Facebook.
I was going to make a return at Wal-Mart, but all the employees were standing near Cato. I asked what happened and they said they don't know, they were just told to evacuate. Another employee said there was a man with a gun, hopefully shots were not fired. I feel like one of the employees would have heard a gunshot if it did happen. I drove around the front of the store since traffic getting out would've taken forever; to see 4-5 police vehicles. Decided to go to Lowe's to pick a few things up and saw a single police car behind Wal-Mart. That's all I know, This is just word of mouth, do not take it as truth.
What kind of 'recent events' is causing this to occur?
Whats happening?