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Two people exchanged gunfire Sunday outside the Walmart in Augusta, leading to four arrests, police said.The altercation took place in the Civic Center Drive store's parking lot around 5:30 p.m., Deputy Chief Jared Mills said.Police said the suspects involved were sitting in cars parked next to each other. One occupant, who was not identified, started shooting at the occupants of another car, which resulted in return gunfire.Two legally armed bystanders intervened in the shooting, Augusta police Lt. Chris Massey said. The two ordered two of the suspects to wait for police, Massey said.RELATED: Armed bystander describes intervening "When the shooting stopped one suspect exited their vehicle to confront the occupants of the other vehicle," police said in a news release. "At this time the incident was stopped by two bystanders who had watched the incident unfold. No one was injured during the incident and medical assistance was denied."Police arrested Kwiesha “Reggie” McBride, of New York City; Frankie Dejesus, of Rochester, NY; Diana Davis, of Rochester, NY; and Samantha Tupper, of Augusta.The suspects' roles in the incident were not specified Sunday night. As many as six people may have been involved, police said.According to court documents, the dispute was over money owed between the parties.McBride was grazed by a bullet, police said. He also suffered cuts to his head and was bleeding as a result of the fight, according to policeA customer told WMTW News 8 the store was put on lockdown.McBride is charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and aggravated trafficking in heroin. He was being held on $50,000 bail.Dejesus is charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and aggravated assault. His bail was set at $25,000.Davis is charged with aggravated assault. Her bail was set at $5,000.Tupper is charged with violating her probation and furnishing heroin. She was held without bail.40236534Police were attempting to find a woman involved who left the scene, police said. Police were using dogs Sunday night to find her. They had not provided an update on their search Sunday night.Police said everyone involved knew each other.A person at the store would not comment on the incident and referred all inquiries to Walmart's corporate offices.Get the WMTW App9234908