CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Four people were injured Sunday after a man mishandled his gun inside a Georgia Walmart, shooting himself and three others, officials with the Lovejoy Police Department confirmed to WSB-TV.
Responding officers determined that Michael Walton, 29, had been negligent with his gun when it fired a round, striking him and three bystanders, the TV station reported.
All four people involved suffered non-life-threatening injuries and received medical attention, police confirmed to WSB.
Police also noted that the “handling of the firearm was not done in a reasonable standard of care,” noting that the weapon was loaded and unholstered, according to WSB.
Walton, who was booked into the Clayton County Jail, will be charged with reckless conduct, police said.
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