“Unfortunately, this gentleman just gets shot and killed just trying to live his everyday life,” police said of James Edward McDaniel
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- James McDaniel, an 81-year-old Navy veteran, husband and father, was fatally struck by a bullet while leaving a Georgia Walmart on Oct. 14
- The retired postal worker was an innocent bystander, according to authorities
- Police arrested an 18-year-old suspect while a 17-year-old suspect remains at large
A Georgia family is mourning after an elderly Navy veteran and retired postal worker was shot and killed while leaving a local shopping center last week.
James Edward McDaniel, 81, of Lula was heading to his vehicle while riding a mobility scooter at the Gainesville Walmart at 400 Shallowford Road NW on Wednesday, Oct. 14 when he was struck by gunfire from a shootout happening across the parking lot, per Fox 5 Atlanta and Gainesville Police Department…