Overview
- Posts on X described people barricading inside the TJ Maxx at 1480 Jeffreys Road in Rocky Mount and alleged gunfire in the store.
- Local outlets relayed the social media accounts while noting the absence of statements from Rocky Mount police or store management.
- As of the latest reports, authorities have not reported injuries, arrests, recovered weapons, or any verified details from the scene.
- Earlier the same day, Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg was placed on lockdown, which local media reported alongside a heavy police presence.
- Hattiesburg city spokesperson John Arender later said investigators found no evidence of shots, no shell casings, and no victims at the mall.