UPDATE: Columbus man killed in Fairfield Twp. Walmart shooting; $5 million bond set for suspect

FAIRFIELD TWP., BUTLER COUNTY — Authorities are investigating after two people were shot inside a Walmart store in Butler County Thursday night, leaving one person dead.

The shooting happened at the Walmart store on Princeton Road in Fairfield Twp. just before 8:00 p.m.

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According to police, the shooting happened after a man attempted to steal items from the electronic section at the store. A shopper tried to stop the suspect, but he was able to pull away and run toward the door.

A second shopper then tried to stop him. Police said that it was then that the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the individual. That person, later identified as Adam Black, 35, of Columbus, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said an employee who was also in the area and tried to help was shot. They were transported to an area hospital and remain in serious condition, according to a news release.

Anthony Freeman Brown, 32 was later identified as the suspect. He was taken into custody around 5:15 a.m. after a SWAT standoff at the Fairfield Inn in Middletown.

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According to a release from Fairfield Township, Brown was booked into the Butler County Jail on multiple felonies, including one county of aggravated robbery, one county of aggravated murder, and one count of having a weapon under disability.

Brown appeared in court Friday. His bond was set at $5 million, according to our news partners at WCPO in Cincinnati.

News Center 7′s Mike Campbell is in Fairfield Twp. today and reports that the Walmart remains closed.

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