A Walmart employee has been arrested after stabbing two people in a store in Princeton, Texas.
The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon and Princeton police chief James Waters says the two victims were taken by helicopter to a hospital and are both in stable condition.
Princeton city manager Derek Borg told TV station KXAS an off-duty McKinney firefighter was among the victims.
Waters said the suspect fled but was apprehended nearby. The suspect was being treated for what are believed to be self-inflicted injuries to his hand.
The chief said they'll be interviewing the suspect to try to determine a motive.
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In a statement, Walmart called the incident "deeply troubling" and added that "the associate who did this was arrested and his employment at our store was immediately terminated".
Princeton is about 72km northeast of Dallas.
