Witnesses said the gunman was driving a Dodge Dakota pickup. Police later identified him as Justin Ryan Bennett, 31, of Yorktown, according to WTTV.
Man fatally shot in parking lot of southside #Muncie @Walmart;
— The Star Press (@TheStarPress) February 8, 2020
suspect captured early Friday after police chase. https://t.co/iH47S0MdZ5 pic.twitter.com/SB4Q3o4mOq
Bennett was charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a violent felon, WXIN reported. A passenger in Bennett's vehicle, Hayle West, 21, of Muncie, was also questioned, the Star Press reported.
Bennett was convicted of aggravated battery in Cass County in 2006, the newspaper reported. He was convicted of driving while intoxicated last October in Delaware County
Muncie Deputy Police Chief Melissa Pease said the situation began when Woolums and Bennett, who had been having an ongoing dispute, agreed to meet in the Walmart parking lot to fight, the Star Press reported.
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