What began as a routine shopping trip for Lisa Andreone and her family Tuesday quickly turned to terror when a heated confrontation at the front of the Unicity Walmart threatened to explode in deadly violence.

She said one of the people involved had a gun.

“We were just coming into the Walmart, I was putting my son into the cart,” Andreone said. “I heard a commotion and I turned around to see a woman being grabbed at the arms by a man, who I assume was loss prevention or undercover security,” she said. “They were right by the exit to the store.”

She said another man, who she estimated to be in his late teens or early 20s, was standing between the doors, yelling at the guard to release the woman.

A third young woman was also nearby. Andreone wasn’t sure if she was connected to the incid

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