Shoplifter injures greeter at a Springfield Walmart

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Walmart greeter suffered minor injuries after attempting to stop a shoplifter.

It happened Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. at the Walmart Supercenter on East Independence.

The Springfield Police Department says the greeter tried stopping a shoplifter from leaving and was pushed out of the way. Police described the shoplifter as a white woman, who is about 5′9, who was mainly wearing black clothing. She was with a man not identified.

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