Man allegedly brandishing pistol in fight at Fairhaven Walmart

At approximately 11:00pm on Tuesday night, Fairhaven Police and the Massachusetts State Police responded to the parking lot of the Fairhaven Walmart at Commons Way for reports of individuals fighting.

As state and local police arrived, the people involved in the fighting began to scatter, leading at least one officer on a foot pursuit.

Further investigation revealed that the alleged fighting begin inside the store and spilled outside where one person was alleged to have discharged his gun, however other eyewitnesses said the gun was not fired, just brandished. 9mm casings were found on the ground – it is not known if the were spent casings, and on-site medics were evaluating one patient.

In total, one person was arrested and two vehicles were impounded and towed to the Fairhaven Police Station. The one person who was arrested was apparently suffering an injury and was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. After medical treatment, he was returned into Fairhaven Police custody in the morning.

Carlos Pimental Felxi photo.

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