Alicia Keating was shopping at the store June 17 with her two young daughters when Wallace moved in and grabbed the 2-year-old girl. The Walmart hostage stand-off lasted for more than 30 minutes, and it was all caught on video. Law enforcement first negotiated calmly with Sammie Wallace, but then things went downhill. In a carefully orchestrated sequence of movements, Sammie was distracted and then shot by an officer. The surveillance video of the Walmart hostage incident at the Midwest City, Okla. store is stunning to watch, and people can only imagine being in Keating's shoes. Reports indicate that Wallace had a long criminal record and documented mental illness issues. When Sammie Wallace...
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