The Real POV: Walmart Employee Shot At Charlotte Walmart

This story was wild to read. Just the headline, Walmart employee shot, was enough to make me look twice. A Charlotte Walmart was haywire.

Let me break down this story the "real" way with the "real POV". From the article I read, this all stemmed from an argument. Allegedly the argument was over dog food and chicken. At this point, I was intrigued. What about dog food and chicken got the situation to the point of someone being shot? So, here is the skinny. It started at the self checkout. Once I heard that, I knew what it was. Allegedly, the suspect didn't scan his dog food or his chicken. That's a bold steal with those self-checkout cameras at Walmart, but hey, do you. Allegedly a Walmart employee saw it and said wait a minute. I'm about to get you.

So now, a confrontation happens. Not in these exact words but the suspect is told "Hey Buddy! You know you did NOT pay for that playa! Scan it!" It wouldn't be me if I didn't deliver it the real way so we all understand. This must have been the real deal Hollyfield chicken because the suspect allegedly scans the dog food but not the chicken. At this point as I'm reading I'm thinking, goodness. He's still bold. Well, because of this alleged boldness, a fight happens. Well, these employees at the Pineville Walmart rock together. One jump in, all of them must have been with it.

Allegedly to fight is broken up and then the suspect leaves the store. Y'all! He wasn't having it because the suspect allegedly left the store, retrieved a gun, and came back in. Allegedly another fight happens and the gun falls out of his pocket. Once they said that, they knew what was up. A struggle for the gun happens and boom it goes off. The employee is shot in the knew. This was a wild story, but the moral of it should be pay for your stuff. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

There is nothing more important than personal safety. Especially as a woman. Like it or not there are just certain things I won't do. Things like pumping gas at night, rolling my window down in my car for any reason other than a drive-thru, or engaging with anyone I don't know who approaches me in places like a parking lot. Most apartment complexes won't rent first-floor apartments to women either. These are just some things guys don't have to worry about. And I wish I didn't either. But unfortunately, the world we live in makes women have to be super vigilant and aware of our surroundings. My personal safety just takes priority. Even though most of the Carolinas are fairly safe, bad things can happen anywhere. But there are some places where crime is more common than others. So what are the most dangerous cities in South Carolina?

NeighborhoodScout conducted the research to answer that question. And it may not be the answer you are expecting. Their research highlighted the 100 most dangerous cities in America. These are cities with a population of 25,000 or more people. The rankings are based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents.  For the purpose of this list, Neighborhood Scout considers violent crimes to be rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.  According to their methodology, "the data used for this research are the number of violent crimes reported to have occurred in each city, and the population of each city."

A total of 9 Carolina cities made this list. 4 of the most dangerous cities were in South Carolina, while 5 were in North Carolina. The most dangerous city in the US overall? That was Bessemer Alabama, followed by Monroe, Louisiana. You can read the full list via Neighborhood Scout here or keep reading to see the South Carolina cities that made the list.

The most dangerous city in either Carolina? Spartanburg. This South Carolina city has a violent crime rate of 15.2 and a 1 in 65 chance of being a victim.

Coming in at number 36 on this list is Florence. This town, which you drive through to get to the next city on our list, gives you a 1 in 75 chance of being a victim and a 13.1 rate of violent crime.

If you've been to downtown Myrtle Beach, are you surprised? There are great areas of this vacation destination, but also some not so great. The "Dirty Myrtle" boasts a 12.1 violent crime rate and a 1 in 82 chance of being a victim.

It's North Charleston which is our last SC city on this list. Not to be confused with Charleston proper, North Charleston has a 1 in 95 chance of being a victim and a violent crime rate of 10.4.