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Bystander shot after violent argument inside Phoenix Metrocenter Walmart

Two men were arguing inside the store when police say the shooter stepped outside, pulled out a gun and fired.

PHOENIX — A SWAT team along with a swarm of other officers responded to a shooting at a Walmart at the Metrocenter in Phoenix on Tuesday.

The shooting happened just outside the store near Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue around 3:30 p.m, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Three men were arguing inside the store before the shooting, investigators said. 

When they were leaving, a man, identified as 18-year-old Diontay Evans, stepped outside, pulled out a gun and fired shots back into the store.

The shots struck a 45-year-old bystander in the store. The victim, only identified as a woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries due to the shooting.

Evans also fired at one of the men he was arguing with, but missed the man and struck a vehicle.

No one else was hurt.

Video from Sky 12 showed a large police presence outside the Walmart.

Witnesses like Mary Lapsley and her mom Veronica Hernandez detailed the chaos that happened right in front of them.

"It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it, when is enough going to be enough," Lapsley wondered.

The mother and daughter were shaken by yet another shooting making news but this time, they saw it firsthand.

"As soon as I open the car door, I hear a shot and I see him, and he comes running out and he's shooting while he's running out," Hernandez explained.

The store was evacuated during the investigation.

"To see how the crowd came out of the store and how terrified they were, and everyone was grabbing their kids and everybody was terrified because he was randomly shooting," Hernandez added.

Police say those two men who were detained know each other, but it's unclear as to what they were fighting about.

No charges have been filed so far, but police say that is subject to change.

This is a breaking news story. Stay with 12 News for the latest updates.

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