Someone Was Shot In An Ontario Walmart & Police 'Contained' A House Where Suspect Could Be

Sudbury Police are warning residents of "heavy police presence" and are asking them to avoid the area of Melvin Street after containing a residence with a "wanted party" inside.

Police alerted the public in a tweet at 12:13 p.m. on Friday, confirming they believed the suspect involved in a Walmart shooting that took place on Thursday night had been located.

Police say the suspect, who is wanted in the shooting of a man at the Lasalle Boulevard store, is "believed to be inside" the contained residence.

According to a tweet, officers have closed off Melvin street at "Mabel & Kathleen." In addition, they are asking people not to "live stream footage of officers while on scene."

Police were called to the Sudbury Walmart on Lasalle Boulevard on March 31 at around 8:45 p.m. for reports of a shooting, according to a press release.

Police were told that two men inside the area of the Walmart doors "were involved in an altercation" where one man took out a gun and proceeded to shoot the other.

Police said the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived, and the 20-year-old victim sustained a "serious but non-life threatening injury" and was transported to the hospital by paramedics.

The two individuals were "known to each other," and police say "there is no immediate threat to Public Safety" as this was "a targeted and isolated incident."

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477.