Beavercreek Walmart announces reopening date following shooting

WHIO Staff
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Walmart has announced when the Beavercreek store will reopen following Monday night’s shooting.

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The store on Pentagon Blvd. will reopen and resume regular business hours Friday, Nov. 24 at 6 a.m.

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“Following Monday’s tragedy at our Beavercreek store, our focus has remained on supporting our associates’ well-being. While speaking with them about when to reopen and resume serving customers, their overwhelming feedback was to do so as soon as possible,” a spokesperson said.

The store has been closed since Monday night, when a gunman entered the store and opened fire, shooting and injuring four people.

The shooter was identified as 20-year-old Benjamin Jones, of Dayton. He was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the store.

Walmart has offered emergency pay and counseling for employees impacted by the shooting and closure of the store.