One person was killed and another injured in a shooting attack on Monday evening at a Walmart store in New Orleans, the U.S. state of Louisiana, police said.

Local media quoted New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson as saying that a man walked into a Walmart and fired multiple rounds, hitting two people and killing one. There were hundreds of customers in the store at the time.

One victim, a Walmart employee, died and the second victim was shot in the foot and was in stable condition, the police chief said at a press conference.

The suspect was stopped by an officer providing security at the Walmart. The detained shooter was then taken to police headquarters for investigation.

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