On Friday, Hamilton Township police responded to reports of a shooting at a Kroger store in Maineville, Ohio. Local media publication WLWT5 reported that two people were injured at the State Road 48 exit. Officials said the injured were receiving treatment. While it’s unclear whether the shooting occurred inside the store, police said Kroger was closed that day.
Police say there is no threat to the public at this time and there is no active shooter.
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“Our officers are investigating a shooting at the Kroger store on SR 48. At this time, there is no threat to the public. The situation is unstable. The Kroger store is closed for the remainder of the evening. Roads in the area are also closed,” the department posted on the X (formerly Twitter) platform.
In December, a Detroit man was charged with allegedly shooting a Salvation Army bell ringer outside a Kroger store in Westland, Michigan. Rene Miguel Zambrana, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm in the death of 47-year-old Alvin Leon Echols. Prosecutors said Zambrana shot Echols outside the grocery store before fleeing the scene.
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According to investigators, the shooting occurred at the Kroger restaurant on Ford Road near Central City Parkway. Echols was ringing the bell and collecting donations for the Salvation Army outside the store when he was shot.
Officials with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said Echols was shot near a donated kettle but managed to get into the store. He was then shot in the chest and collapsed near the self-checkout area.
Authorities said Zambrana and Echols knew each other, suggesting the shooting may not have been random.
“The actual facts that often arise in cases were not part of the original narrative. It is extremely unfortunate that the focus has been on the random murder of a Salvation Army volunteer during the holidays. The evidence will show that this may have been a complex interpersonal dispute. Nonetheless, these charges are extremely tragic and criminal,” prosecutor Kim Worthy said.
