Woman fatally shot in parking lot of Walmart in Lansing, police say

LANSING, Ill. (WLS) -- A woman was shot and killed in a Walmart parking lot Saturday in the south suburbs.

Customers described to ABC7 being forced either inside of the store or away from the parking lot as police investigated what witnesses said was a shooting that happened in broad daylight.

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The parking lot outside of a Walmart store in Lansing, located at 17625 Torrence Ave., was closed off for hours while police could be seen investigating the shooting.

The victim, a 66-year-old woman, was found shot around 1:45 p.m., Lansing police said. She was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The woman has not yet been identified.

Traffic was being re-routed around the scene, and as of 4:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC7 was told customers were able to go inside of the Walmart store again to shop.

Before traveling down the grocery store aisle, Sharon Dixon's family had to first walk by the crime scene.

"We were a little concerned, but when we saw all the police out, we just tried to stand back out of the way," Dixon said.

Evidence markers littered the parking lot. Officers surrounded this gray car, where police said a woman was shot.

"Somebody pulled up on the side of her and shot her a couple of times, and they drove off," Dixon said.

Emergency lights kept the scene lit through the evening, where Lansing police had a portion of the lot still closed off for hours

Concern weighed heavily on shoppers despite police saying there's no threat to the community, with no word on any suspects or arrests.

"It's not something you want to see when you pull up to go grocery shopping," Dixon said. "Crazy world we live in."

The car was towed away from the scene while police continue to investigate a motive.

Lansing police continue to investigate.