PALMYRA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - - The Maine Department of Public Safety confirmed that Palmyra Wal-Mart has been locked down as State Police deal with an emergency.
Stephen McCausland, the department's spokesperson said a man inside a vehicle in the parking lot. Rt 2 has caused the shut down in front of the store.
Witnesses report heavy police presence at the Palmyra Walmart.
McCausland said a Motel next door has been evacuated. The incident is confined to the vehicle. No one has been injured
The Portland Press Herald is reporting that a Walmart employee confirmed that the store is on lockdown but the management team is too busy to comment.
According to the Morning Sentinel: Police were responding late Friday morning to a report of a suicidal person with a gun in the Palmyra Wal-Mart parking lot, forcing the store to be locked down, according to emergency dispatch reports.
A Wal-Mart employee confirmed at 11 a.m. the store was locked down, but said the managers were too busy to provide more details.
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