Winston Salem shooting in North Carolina sees cops attack target after ‘shots were fired in store’

CHAOS unfolded at a destination in North Carolina on Tuesday after reports of a shooting at the store.

Cops surrounded the Winston-Salem Target store after a “gun disorder,” police said in an update.

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That Winston Salem Police Department said on Twitter that a victim was at the Hanes Mall Boulevard store but was not shot.

Local FOX affiliate WGHP reported that a call came in about a shooting at the store around 8:32 p.m. local time.

A shopper told the news outlet she was in Target with her daughter when they heard a loud bang.

People seemed to be panicking and everyone was rushing forward, she said. Your daughter ran off so quickly she left her shoes behind.

A heavy police presence was outside the store when the Winston-Salem Police Department and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office flooded the scene.

Local residents have been asked to avoid the area.

Few other details about the incident were immediately available.

The Sun contacted local police for more information about the incident.