Harrison Twp. Kroger cleared due to person with gun reported inside store

Customers were evacuated at Kroger, 3520 W. Siebenthaler Ave., in Harrison Twp. Tuesday Oct. 6, 2015. (Jarod Thrush/Staff)

Customers were evacuated at Kroger, 3520 W. Siebenthaler Ave., in Harrison Twp. Tuesday Oct. 6, 2015. (Jarod Thrush/Staff)

A Harrison Twp. Kroger was cleared Wednesday after a person with a gun was reported in the store.

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the Kroger at 3520 W. Siebenthaler Ave., and on arrival set up a perimeter and cleared the store.

After investigation, deputies found that two people got into a fight in the store and one displayed a handgun.

Afterward, both fled the store before deputies arrived.

No shots were fired and no customers or employees were injured or threatened, the sheriff’s office said.

The matter remains under investigation.

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