UPDATE 3:30PM AM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Clewiston police say a 21 year old man was behind the violence that forced law enforcement to evacuate Walmart customers with their hands up, Friday night.
Harlem is a 1-square-mile neighborhood in the southwest part of the small city.
Police say Jiren Tyleak Thicklin was arguing with other customers at a clearance rack in the male clothing section, when he suddenly pulled out a gun and fired 5-6 shots toward those customers. Police say no one was hit, and investigators showed us a store surveillance camera that recorded Thicklin with the gun drawn.
Police say Thicklin ran away but a Hendry County deputy caught him in the automotive section of the store.
Police say Thicklin had a Glock 22 firearm in his waistband.
FDLE was called in to help process the crime scene.
Thicklin now faces two counts of attempted murder. He was booked into the Hendry County Jail.
Police said Thicklin was from Harlem, a one square mile neighborhood in the southwest corner of the city.
UPDATE 12:15AM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
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Dozens of officers and deputies were on scene more than an hour after the shooting.
Walmart employees were evacuated as law enforcement secured the building.
We spoke with witnesses on scene who said they were shopping when the gunshots rang out but they did not see the guman.
UPDATE: 8:50PM, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Viewers continue to share video of what was a scary Friday night at Walmart with FOX 4. Here are videos from a witnesses at the scene.
FOX 4 Community Correspondent Anvar Ruziev will have more of your perspectives and your videos on this incident later tonight here on fox4now.com and tomorrow on FOX 4 Morning News at 8:00am.
UPDATE: 8:20PM, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
FOX 4 Community Correspondent Anvar Ruziev just got off the phone with Clewiston Police Chief Thomas Lewis. The chief confirmed there was a shooting at the city's Walmart just after 6:30pm Friday, and no one was hurt.
Chief Lewis said a suspect was in custody, and that law enforcement had safely cleared the store.
The chief said investigators were interviewing eyewitnesses.
The police department also shared this post on Facebook, saying the incident was initially called in as an active shooter incident.
FOX 4 Community Correspondent Anvar Ruziev will have more on this story, later tonight here on fox4now.com.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
A FOX 4 viewer called to report his family had witnessed a shooting inside the Walmart in Clewiston.
The superstore is on US-27 near Berner Road. Just before 8:00pm, Hendry County deputies shared a message saying they were assisting Clewiston Police in a shooting investigation, and that a suspect was in custody.
Eyewitnesses claim as many as 3 people may have been injured in this shooting. We have not been able to confirm that information with investigators yet.
FOX 4 does has a Community Correspondent on the way, as we continue to try to find out what happened. We'll update you here on fox4now.com when we know more.
