Nearly three hours later, BSO’s SWAT, Fugitive and V.I.P.E.R. Sterling then fled the location on a scooter, authorities said. Once there, deputies said Sterling and the female employee became involved in an argument which escalated to a physical encounter.Īccording to Codd, during the physical encounter, Sterling dropped a gun on the floor and attempted to steal the woman’s cellphone.Īuthorities said as the confrontation between Sterling and the woman escalated further, an adult male customer stepped in, attempting to assist her.īSO deputies said Sterling and the customer became involved in a physical altercation which led Sterling to pick up his gun and shoot the good Samaritan multiple times. He would later die at the hospital.įamily members identified the victim as 38-year-old Thierry Bastien.Īccording to BSO spokeswoman Carey Codd, the preliminary investigation revealed that on Tuesday afternoon, Sterling arrived at the Walmart, where he works but was off, to meet with a female employee. “I just heard the shots and the shots were coming from the back of the store.”īroward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials confirmed the victim was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds.

“I was at the cash register and we heard some shots,” said Walmart customer Modupe Williams. Walmart customers who dropped everything to escape the gunfire returned to the store this morning to collect their belongings. State Road 7.Ĭarts could be seen in the parking lot overturned as people ran out of the store in a panic. – Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a suspect Tuesday evening after authorities said he shot a man multiple times at a Walmart in Lauderdale Lakes.Īccording to authorities, Tironie Shavar Sterling 22, is facing charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery by sudden snatching.īroward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Claudinne Caro said BSO deputies received a call about a shooting around 2 p.m.

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