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Brown has been ordered to undergo a court-ordered evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial as well as the legitimacy of his insanity plea

During a Friday afternoon arraignment, bond was reduced to $900,000 for Anthony Freeman Brown, 32, who is accused of killing one person at a Walmart

A man accused of shooting a customer to death in an Ohio Walmart store while fleeing during an attempted theft is facing murder and other charges.

Anthony F. Brown is charged with aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and a weapons count.

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of shooting a customer to death in an Ohio Walmart store while fleeing during an attempted theft is facing murder and other charges.

Police said a man tried to steal items from electronics when two shoppers tried to stop him. The suspect pulled a gun and fired, killing one customer and seriously wounding an employee.

In the wake of a deadly Walmart shooting in Fairfield Township, experts are saying violence associated with theft is increasing.

Dispatchers said Fairfield Township police and other agencies are at a Walmart on Princeton Road following a shooting. One person was pronounced dead while another was taken to the hospital.

Customers and staff were trying to stop a shoplifter from leaving when he opened fire, killing one and critically injuring another.

The man accused of fatally shooting a person at a Fairfield Township Walmart Thursday is also accused of robbing a Hamilton drive-thru in October.