Shots fired inside Goldsboro Dollar Tree after altercation

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Goldsboro Police are investigating after shots were fired inside a Dollar Tree next to a Walmart Supercenter.

It happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Officers were called to the store at 916 N. Spence Ave. in response to multiple 9-1-1 calls about shots fired inside the business.

Investigators determined that a store employee and customers got into an altercation.

Two shots were fired inside the store, police said.

No one was struck by the bullets, and there were only minor injuries from the altercation.

The incident remains under active investigation.

On Thursday, police said charges are likely in the upcoming days.

The Goldsboro Police Department also said it wanted to clear up any misinformation the public may have as to the police response.

"The response time for the shots fired call at the Dollar Tree yesterday was 2 minutes and 2 seconds from the time the call was given out until the first officer arrived on scene," GPD said in a release. "The first officer on scene was an investigator in plain clothes. The first uniformed officer to arrive on scene had a response time of 2 minutes and 11 seconds. There was a total of 8 plain clothes and uniformed officers on scene within 4 minutes from the time the call was dispatched. We hope this clears up any questions about the response time."