Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, including the shooter, police said.

Walmart has already cut its profit outlook in the wake of the worst inflation in decades.

The ruling is expected to have legal repercussions across the country as thousands of similar lawsuits have been filed against the three pharmacy chains for helping fuel the opioid crisis.

American authorities arrested a man accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Walmart.

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced it is suing Walmart, accusing the company of helping to fuel the U.S. opioid crisis by unlawfully distributing controlled substances at its pharmacies around the country.

US retail giant Walmart, the world's largest company by revenue, will close hundreds of stores around the world and layoff thousands of employees.