Person killed in shooting outside Target store in the Polaris area
Police received a call reporting that a person had been shot at around 6:10 p.m. on July 9 at the Target store located at 1485 Polaris Parkway, according to a police dispatcher.
Responding officers found a victim inside a black sedan suffering from at least one gunshot wound. They were later pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 6:19 p.m., the dispatcher said.
Homicide Unit detectives have been called to scene, where at least one shell casing was recovered and window glass was found at the scene.
No information about suspects was immediately available.
This is a breaking news story. Check back at Dispatch.com for more updates.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
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