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Search warrant in place for alleged suicidal caller at Walmart on Sept. 15

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Farmville Police Department (FPD) received a call on Sept. 15 at 12:51 p.m. from the Walmart at 1800 Peery Dr. when an alleged armed caller threatened to commit suicide, according to Deputy Police Chief and Captain William H. “Bill” Hogan.

Officers were on the scene at 12:54 p.m., said Hogan.

“(Walmart) Management and law enforcement on (the) scene decided that the best thing to do is to evacuate the store for customer and personnel safety, and they evacuated the store,” said Hogan.

Officials searched the Walmart store twice but couldn’t find the individual matching the description, according to Hogan.

“There was no shooting at Walmart. There were no shots fired at Walmart,” said Hogan.

Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office reported a similar situation with an anonymous caller, according to Hogan. The department believed it was the same caller.

“I don’t know exactly what they reported to them, but while he was on the phone with us, our emergency communication center, he either hung up or put us on hold and called Buckingham, and then did the same thing to do them, and then called us back,” said Hogan.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, according to Hogan.

“We’re pretty sure we know where he is, but we still have some search warrants and things that have to come back,” said Hogan. “We do not believe that the individual is a threat to the general public.”

According to Hogan, Longwood University Police Department, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police assisted FDP on the scene.

This is a developing story. Follow The Rotunda for updates.