AMARILLO, TEXAS — Police officers shot and killed an armed man Tuesday during a hostage situation at a Amarillo, Texas Walmart store, Reuters reported. Authorities believe the incident was related to a workplace dispute. <br /> <br />The Amarillo Police Department says suspect Mohammad Moghaddam entered the store and fired at least one shot toward the ceiling. The 54-year-old then took two members of the store’s management staff to an office. <br /> <br />One hostage escaped the office while the SWAT team was getting into place, Lt. Eric Bohannon told the Amarillo Globe-News. At around 12:20 p.m., police say SWAT officers entered the office and saw the second hostage and Moghaddam with weapon in hand. The officers then shot and killed him. Both hostages were unharmed. <br /> <br />Moghaddam was an employee at the store and had gotten onto dispute with his managers over a promotion, police said. <br /> <br />Police are treating the incident as a case of workplace violence and not as act of terrorism, the Amarillo Globe-News reported. There appears to be no connection between the incident and the Orland club shooting on Sunday, police said.
