Double amputee allegedly shoots Walmart manager, attempts to make getaway on motorized wheelchair. [View all]

[Cali_Democrat]

A double amputee allegedly shot a Walmart manager, then attempted to make a getaway on a motorized wheelchair.

Daniel Pirtle, 45, who has two metal, prosthetic legs, entered a Walmart in Anchorage, Alaska, with an unleashed dog Saturday afternoon, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Pirtle claimed that the 5-month-old puppy, named Wookie, was a service animal.

The assistant manager, 33-year-old Jason Mahi, said he asked Pirtle to leave the store, which led to an argument.

The man was being escorted out when he whipped out a "big, long gun" and shot Mahi in the stomach, witness Wayne Toovak told the paper.

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Mahi's family told KTUU Monday that Mahi had undergone abdominal surgery and was in critical condition.

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