A Publix Super Market on The Parkway in Greenville County closed its doors Monday evening after a shooting that left one victim, according to county dispatchers. Deputies were called to the scene at 6:41 p.m., and the store was shut down by 7:55 p.m. as investigators worked the case.
Greenville County dispatch reported that one victim was involved in the shooting at the Publix, according to FOX Carolina. The outlet reported that the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call at the Publix on The Parkway at 6:41 p.m. Monday evening.
The sheriff’s office later identified the store as the Publix at 411 The Parkway in Greer. The man was shopping with his wife and child when, investigators said, a pistol fell from his pocket and fired after hitting the floor, striking him in the arm. The account changed the incident from an initially unexplained shooting into a reported accidental discharge, with no indication that another person was involved. The sheriff’s account of the incident supplied those details.
Notably, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office said it was not responding to the scene, the station’s report noted. That detail offers one small signal about the severity of the incident, though no other information about the victim’s condition has been released.
Store Closed Within Hours of Shooting
By 7:55 p.m. Monday, the Publix location had closed, per the same account from the station. The closure came just over an hour after deputies were first dispatched to the scene, underscoring how quickly the situation unfolded at the grocery store.
Details on the shooting remained limited at the time of publication, the article noted. FOX Carolina crews were en route to the scene Monday night as the story continued to develop.
Deputies provided medical aid at the store, including applying a tourniquet, before the man was taken to a local hospital. He was expected to survive, and investigators determined the shooting was accidental; no criminal charges were filed. Those later details provide a clearer picture than the initial dispatch information, which did not identify the victim’s injury or explain how the gun fired. The sheriff’s office’s updated findings also clarified the investigation’s outcome.
