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Two men accused of opening fire in Wyoming Walmart heading to trial

Camrin Carpenter and Latrell Demetrius-Young were bound over to the 17th Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon.

WYOMING, Mich. — The two men charged after a shooting inside a Walmart in Wyoming late last year were in court Tuesday.

Camrin Carpenter and Latrell Demetrius-Young were bound over to the 17th Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon.

The two men are each facing multiple charges in connection to the shooting that left two people injured.

Credit: Kent County Jail
Camrin Carpenter (left) and Latrell Young (right) are linked to a New Year's Eve shooting at the 54th Street Walmart that hurt two people.

It happened on Sunday, Dec. 31 near the checkout area of the store on 54th Street around 6 p.m.

The two suspects wearing masks got into an altercation with a male victim near the checkout lines at the front of the Walmart Supercenter on 54th Street. Police say at least 10 rounds were fired.

That victim, who was shot, showed up to a hospital later for treatment. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The second victim, a woman who authorities said was not a target, was also struck.

According to court documents filed in the case, Carpenter and Young are accused of confronting a man inside the Walmart and trying to take his cellphone. 

That's when Carpenter is accused of pulling out his pistol, so the man tried to get away from the pair by running through the store. 

Prosecutors accuse Young of firing at the man at close range during the chase, and the man was hit four times. Despite that, he was able to escape and showed up at a hospital for treatment. 

Both Carpenter and Young went looking for the man in the Walmart parking lot to try to find him before they ran from the store. 

Both men were carrying concealed pistols at the time, authorities said. 

Carpenter is charged with Assault with Intent to Murder and Armed Robbery, as well as two more felony charges. 

Young is charged with Assault with Intent to Murder, Discharge of a Weapon Inside of a Building Causing Serious Impairment and three other felony charges.

At the time of the shooting, the store was full and was evacuated. The store closed for the night, but reopened the next morning.

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