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Man with gun in Walmart parking lot causes lockdown in Fond du Lac

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Fond du Lac police are investigating an incident involving a man with a gun in the parking lot of Wal-Mart Wednesday morning that put area businesses on lockdown.

Just before 7:30 a.m., Fond du Lac Police responded to a call at the Wal-Mart parking lot for a man sitting in a car talking on the phone while holding a gun up towards himself, according to police.

Officers responded, setting up a perimeter around the area and neighboring businesses were put on lockdown, police said.

The man was taken into custody 20 minutes later without incident. No shots were fired and no one was injured, police said.

Police are still investigating what the man's intentions were, although no threats were made as far as officers know.

Police believe alcohol was a factor in the incident.

The incident is still under investigation, and police said criminal charges could be filed.

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