TIMBERVILLE, VA (Rocktown Now) — Authorities clarify that an incident many claimed to be an active shooter situation at the Timberville Walmart over the weekend was nothing of the sort.

Police Chief Jeremy Hooke stated that officers responded to a report of Disorderly Conduct at the superstore located at South Main Street at around 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon and were informed by some that a subject allegedly fired a gun in the parking lot, while others suggested a car had backfired.

As a precaution, officers evacuated the store and sealed off the parking lot as drone and K-9 units conducted a thorough search of the area.

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office located the vehicle involved, executed a traffic stop, and determined that the sound had, indeed, been a vehicle backfiring, and no shots had been fired.

Hooke reports that the conflict was found to be verbal, no injuries were reported, and all individuals involved in the incident have been identified.