The Walmart hostage was a toddler that had been taken out of her mother’s shopping cart by a man named Sammie Wallace. After holding a knife to the girl’s neck, the surveillance video reveals the mother calling for help. Police officers soon arrived on the scene, though it was a full 30 minutes until any resolution was found in the hostage case. One officer finally shot Wallace in the head, instantly killing him, after the man threatened to kill the girl in one minute if he wasn’t allowed to leave. Despite negotiations, police officials were unable to find out the reason for Sammie Wallace taking the young child hostage. Fortunately,...
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