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Suspected shoplifter dies after shooting self at Union City Wal-Mart
A shoplifting suspect shot himself at a Wal-Mart in Union City on Wednesday, police said. (Channel 2 Action News)
A suspected shoplifter who shot himself after a brief standoff with officers at a Wal-Mart in Union City on Wednesday has died, police said Thursday.
Dalmar Johnson, 20, of Atlanta, died about 8 p.m. Wednesday, Union City police said.
The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. at the store on Jonesboro Road, Channel 2 reported.
When officers responded to the shoplifting call, Johnson produced a previously concealed pistol, police said in a news release. He suffered serious injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
No other information was immediately available.
