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SWAT, police respond to shoplifter pulling knife at South Euclid Walmart

None of the employees, officers or shoppers at Walmart were injured during the standoff.

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — Editor's note: The video above previously aired on 3News on March 22, 2022.

A SWAT team, firefighters and police officers were all present at the South Euclid Walmart on Friday morning.

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At around 10:45 a.m., South Euclid Police Officers responded to Walmart after an unknown male shoplifter had a knife and threatened a Walmart Loss Prevention Agent that tried to stop him. 

Moments later, the male suspect fled the store and got into a Shaker Heights Fire Department S.U.V. that was parked outside of the South Euclid Walmart. 

According to the South Euclid Police Department, officers tried to get the man with the knife out of the vehicle but were unable as he continued to tell officers, "just kill me." 

South Euclid Police received help from officers from Shaker Heights, University Heights, Cleveland Heights and Euclid, as well as members of the E.D.G.E SWAT Team. 

Eventually, the officers sprayed Pepperball rounds inside the vehicle, causing the suspect to open the doors. 

One of the officers deployed a less-lethal round that hit the male in the left hip area. After this, the male suspect left the vehicle and surrendered. 

As a precaution, officials transported the suspect to an unknown local hospital. 

None of the employees, officers or shoppers at Walmart were injured during the standoff.

Police were able to recover the knife involved in the incident.  

The South Euclid Police Department confirmed that the suspect's identity will not be released until formal charges are filed against the male. 

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