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Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader confirmed to WZQZ News that a person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday evening in the parking lot at Walmart in Trion.  The sheriff’s office responded to a call about a gun going off inside a vehicle in the parking lot at Walmart.  At 6:53 PM, the sheriff confirmed that someone had shot themselves inside a vehicle.  The gunshot victim was transported to a hospital, but was later pronounced dead.  After the family was notified, the sheriff said at 8:20 PM, “The victim from the earlier call at Walmart has passed”.