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    El Paso Walmart mass shooting: 22 killed and 26 injured by Patrick Crusius (21)

    https://www.kvia.com/crime/police-re...all/1103224060

    EL PASO, Texas - El Paso police are reporting an active shooter situation near the Walmart on Hawkins and Gateway East and the Cielo Vista Mall; police said there may be multiple shooters.

    They are reporting the scene is still active and warn all members of the public to stay away from the area of Airway to Hawkins north of I-10.


    A witness tells ABC-7 people are being escorted out of the mall with their hands in the air.

    We will continue to update as more information becomes available.
    Note this is an Active situation.

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    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-paso...-live-updates/

    Yes this comes days after a Mississippi Walmart shooting.

    Police responded to reports of a shooting at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso on Saturday. In a tweet, El Paso police confirmed an "active shooter" and urged people to avoid the area.


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    Active Shooting Stay away from Cielo Vista Mall Area. Scene is Still Active.

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    ATF agents are en route to assist the El Paso police at the scene of the shooting, CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.


    Witness Ray Holgin told CBS News that he was about to go into the Walmart when he heard at least 10 gunshots. He said he thought he saw at least two people with guns. Holgin told CBS News that he saw at least one person, an elderly lady, fall to the ground, but he's not sure if she was shot.


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    15+ shots, And I swear I saw an older lady drop to the floor����. Check on your family

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    Details of the apparent shooting were not immediately clear but many people took to social media to report the shooting.


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    There was a shooting in the El Paso Walmart and my man and his family was there but so many people got shot. Please keep them in your prayers!! I’m so shaken up

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    Confirmed active shooter with an AK 47 at Walmart next to cielo vista.

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    My sister said the cashiers at Walmart got shot. Hopefully everyone is okay. Be safe https://twitter.com/KTSMtv/status/1157698758513221632

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    BREAKING: ACTIVE SHOOTER situation at the Walmart near Cielo Vista. Please stay clear of the area. KTSM has a crew en route. http://bit.ly/2OD2pDz

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    U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, who represents El Paso, said on Twitter she was "heartbroken" by the incident and was monitoring the situation.


    Rep. Veronica Escobar

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    Utterly heartbroken by the developing news in El Paso. Monitoring the situation and in communication with our law enforcement. Please stay safe.

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    Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke also weighed in on Twitter.


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    Truly heartbreaking. Stay safe, El Paso. Please follow all directions of emergency personnel as we continue to get more updates. https://twitter.com/EPPOLICE/status/1157699993165357059

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    Active Shooting Stay away from Cielo Vista Mall Area. Scene is Still Active.

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    This is a developing story and will be updated.

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    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ce/1909957001/

    A shooting took place at an El Paso Walmart Saturday morning, police said.

    The El Paso Police Department on Saturday tweeted an alert about an "active shooter" in the area of Hawkins and Gateway East boulevards, which are the two roads flanking a Walmart store. A police department official confirmed the shooting was at the Walmart.

    Later, the police department tweeted to stay away from the Cielo Vista Mall area and said the "scene is still active." The police also said people should avoid the area from Airway Boulevard to Hawkins Boulevard to north of Interstate 10, near the Walmart.


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    Active Shooting Stay away from Cielo Vista Mall Area. Scene is Still Active.

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    Police reported via radio around midday that they had a suspect in custody.

    The first alert from police came at 11:03 a.m. Mountain Time.


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    Active Shooter in area of Hawkins and Gateway East. Scene is still active avoid the area. RG limited information.

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    A family who was near Walmart during the shooting fled to a nearby Landry’s Seafood, hostess Sofia Cervantes told USA TODAY.

    “They are in shock right now,” Cervantes said. “They were barely able to talk to us.”

    Cervantes said the restaurant is on lockdown.

    The shooting comes just days after two people were shot and killed in a Walmart store in Southhaven, Mississippi, south of Memphis, and the same week three people were killed at a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California.

    This is a developing story.

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    Note in some reports the mass shooting is also being reported to be at the Cielo Vista Mall in the El Paso area.

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-t...edName=topNews


    EL PASO, Tx. (Reuters) - Police said they were responding to an active shooter near a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday and told the public to avoid the area.

    “Scene is still active,” the El Paso Police Department wrote on Twitter. Few other details were immediately available.





    Reports on social media said shots were fired at a WalMart near the Cielo Vista Mall, in the east of the city, and that shoppers were being evacuated from the mall as a precaution.




    Video posted on Twitter appeared to show customers at one department store being evacuated with their hands in the air.

    Mass shootings are common in the United States. On Sunday, a gunman killed three people at a food festival in Northern California before fatally shooting himself.

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    https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/08/03/...at-texas-mall/


    EL PASO, Texas — Police in El Paso, Texas, rushed to the Cielo Vista mall Saturday to confront the gunman in a shooting that hurt several people.

    The victims were injured inside a Walmart in the shopping area, CNN affiliate KTSM reports.

    “Scene is still active,” police wrote at 1:03 p.m. ET, adding, “avoid the area” around Hawkins and Gateway East boulevards.


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    Scene is still Active. We have multi reports of multiple shooters. Please avoid area police conducting search of a very large area. Media staging will be given when area is secure.

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    At least three businesses in the area were on lockdown.

    Three Walmart employees took refuge at a Landry’s Seafood house, restaurant manager Oscar Collazo told CNN. The women appeared “shook up” but not injured.

    Landry’s had already gone on lockdown, he said, but opened its doors when the employees ran there.

    “We never thought it would be so close to us this time,” Collazo said. “You see on the news all the time, but you don’t think it could happen here until it does.”

    The nearby Hooters and Red Lobster are also on lockdown. Employees at those restaurants told CNN they are safe and see a lot of police, helicopters and people running around outside.

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    https://www.apnews.com/24781123da6a459e9750df609999d4d1

    EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex (all times local):

    1:20 p.m.

    Police in El Paso, Texas, say they’ve received reports of multiple shooters at a shopping complex and are urging the public to stay away from the area.

    The police department tweeted Saturday that officers are at the Cielo Vista Mall area and that it is still an active shooter scene.

    Authorities haven’t given any information about possible shooting victims.


    El Paso is in West Texas along the border with Mexico.

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    12:45 p.m.

    Police in the West Texas city of El Paso have responded to reports of an active shooter in a commercial area near a mall.

    El Paso police tweeted Saturday that officers were responding to an active shooting scene and that people were advised to stay away from the Cielo Vista Mall area. The mall complex is near Interstate 10 and on El Paso’s east side.

    Police didn’t immediately provide details on whether anyone was hurt or in custody.

    Further details weren’t immediately available.

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    https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/08/03/...at-texas-mall/

    EL PASO, Texas — Multiple people were killed Saturday in a shooting in El Paso, Texas, the chief of staff to the city’s mayor said.

    Suspects are in custody, Olivia Zepeda said. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were in custody or how many had been killed or hurt.

    Multiple victims were reported injured at a Walmart, CNN affiliate KTSM reported. Police responded Saturday to an active shooter in the area of the Cielo Vista Mall, they tweeted.


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    Scene is still Active. We have multi reports of multiple shooters. Please avoid area police conducting search of a very large area. Media staging will be given when area is secure.

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    “Scene is still active,” police wrote at 1:03 p.m. ET, adding, “avoid the area” around Hawkins and Gateway East boulevards.

    Police got reports of multiple shooters and were “conducting (a) search of a very large area,” they tweeted just after 2 p.m. ET.

    Agents from the FBI office in El Paso are responding to the incident, the office told CNN.

    ‘You don’t think it could happen here’
    At least three businesses are on lockdown in the area, about three miles south of El Paso International Airport.

    Three Walmart employees took refuge at a nearby Landry’s Seafood house, restaurant manager Oscar Collazo told CNN. The women appeared “shook up” but not injured.

    Landry’s had already gone on lockdown, he said, but opened its doors when the employees ran there.

    “We never thought it would be so close to us this time,” Collazo said. “You see on the news all the time, but you don’t think it could happen here until it does.”

    The nearby Hooters and Red Lobster are also on lockdown. Employees at those restaurants told CNN they are safe and see a lot of police, helicopters and people running around outside.

    Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who once represented the area in Congress, asked residents to follow the directions of first responders.

    “Truly heartbreaking,” O’Rourke said on Twitter. “Stay safe, El Paso.”

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted that the state Department of Public Safety is assisting local law enforcement.

    The scene is unfolding in the same week two employees were fatally shot at a Walmart store in Southaven, Mississippi, and three people were shot and killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California.

    Apparetly there is a suspect detained and a few people dead

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    You see on the news all the time, but you don’t think it could happen here until it does.”
    As soon as this attitude disappears we *might* make some progress. I doubt it though.

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    https://www.ktsm.com/news/breaking-p...lo-vista-mall/

    Update 18 people are dead and 3 people detained by the mass shooting

    EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) —

    UPDATE: 1:06 p.m. – An officers on the scene tell KTSM that 18 people are dead at the scene. An updated number of injured has not been given by EPPD. We are waiting to confirm from an El Paso Police spokesperson.

    UPDATE: 12:53 p.m. El Paso Police say anyone looking to reunite with loved ones who may have been inside the Walmart or Cielo Vista Mall are asked to gather at MacArthur Intermediate School located 8101 Whitus Dr.

    A KTSM photographer confirms that Bassett Place Mall was also being evacuated as a precaution.

    UPDATE: 12:46 p.m. El Paso Mayor Dee Margo confirms to KTSM that there are multiple fatalities involved in today’s shooting at Walmart.

    Margo says that three suspects believed to be involved were taken into custody. El Paso Police are expected to give a press conference within the hour.

    UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. KTSM can confirm that 18 people were shot inside the Walmart. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.

    El Paso Police and multiple other law enforcement agencies are responding to a shooting at the Walmart an active shooter situation.

    Details are limited at this time.

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    https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-pas...active-shooter

    Apparently thats been changes to 10 people dead. But that does not make it any better though.

    A police official said there are two male suspects; one of them is in custody and the other is unaccounted for.

    El Paso police remain at scene near the Walmart at 7101 Gateway Blvd West and Cielo Vista Mall.

    There are reports of more than 10 people dead and 30 people injured, according to police.

    Police are advising everyone to avoid this area.

    Cielo Vista Mall was placed on lockdown but were evacuated safely, according to our news crew at the scene.

    Around 1:45 p.m. about 200 people from inside the mall walked out and were allowed to leave the area.

    Heavy law enforcement presence remain at the scene.

    Law enforcement authorities called the situation gang-related terrorism.

    A family reunification center has been set up at MacArthur Elementary-Intermediate School, 8101 Whitis.

    Blood donations underway at 424 S. Mesa Hills in west El Paso. The blood bank will be open until 5 p.m.

    Police officials are working to release information about the situation.

    KFOX14 will be going on air with live coverage. Watch on air, www.KFOXTV.com/watch and Facebook, Twitter.

    This is a developing story, check back for updates

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    https://www.newschannel10.com/2019/0...so-texas-mall/

    The age of the victims is from 35-82 in this update

    EL PASO, Texas (AP/Gray News) - Police in El Paso, Texas, say one person is in custody after a shooting a at a popular shopping mall and multiple people are injured or killed.

    Police said in a news conference Saturday afternoon that they received 911 calls about a shooting at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall around 10 a.m.

    There were initial reports of multiple suspects, but currently one person is in custody and police don’t believe anyone is outstanding. Police say there are reports that a rifle was used in the shooting.

    Currently, exact numbers of those injured or killed are not available, but police earlier said there were “multiple fatalities."

    CNN reports 11 patients are being treated at Del Sol Medical Center. A spokesperson said in a statement to local media the victims range in age from 35 to 82. Two are in stable condition and nine are listed as critical. Another 11 are being treated at University Medical Center of El Paso.

    Police are still searching the Walmart and the mall, but they said there is no imminent threat, but that doesn’t mean the scene is secure. Police said they don’t believe at this time there were multiple shooters, but that could change.

    Video on social media shows people running towards police with their hands up, and officers in tactical gear.



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    El Paso police tweeted Saturday that officers were responding to an active shooting scene and that people were advised to stay away from the Cielo Vista Mall area. The mall complex is near Interstate 10 and on El Paso’s east side.


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    Active Shooting Stay away from Cielo Vista Mall Area. Scene is Still Active.

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    Three businesses are on lockdown, including Hooters, Red Lobster and a Landry’s Seafood House.

    Three Walmart employees took refuge in Landry’s.

    “We never thought it would be so close to us this time,” Landry’s manager Oscar Collazo told CNN. “You see on the news all the time, but you don’t think it could happen here until it does.”

    The ATF is en route to offer support to local police.

    Walmart tweeted a statement saying they are in shock after the shooting and are working with law enforcement.


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    We're in shock over the tragic events at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, where store 2201 & club 6502 are located. We’re praying for the victims, the community & our associates, as well as the first responders. We’re working closely with law enforcement & will update as appropriate.

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    President Trump tweeted his support for the people of El Paso just after 4 p.m.



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    Terrible shootings in ElPaso, Texas. Reports are very bad, many killed. Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement. Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government. God be with you all!

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    El Paso, with a population of 682,669, sits on the Rio Grande, just across the border from Ciudad Juarez, the largest city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

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    Always the same story. When my partner told me about the other shooting the other day (pick one) I said, " lemme guess...white Christian terrorism." of course I was right. And I'll be right the next time. Why is the solution of stricter gun laws so outlandish? People REALLY want to hold on to their guns that badly? Then go ahead and pry them from their cold, dead, dumb, hands because they are part of the problem.

    Jesus fucking christ. It's only shocking anymore that it isn't surprising at all. What the fuck.

    The latest report I read insinuated that most of the people shot were white (when the murderer obviously drove to El Paso to kill Mexicans.)

    But I mean, hey, as long as we can have our guns what's a few lives a day?
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    https://www.kvia.com/crime/shooting-...ody/1103224060

    20 People reported dead in the mass shooting.

    EL PASO, Texas - UPDATE #6 5:30:

    In a news conference surrounded by city leaders and law enforcement agencies, Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that 20 people have died in the mass shooting near Cielo Vista Mall.

    Police responded at 10:45 a.m., six minutes after the first 911 call went out. El Paso Police said 26 people are injured. Chief Greg Allen said the scene is a horrific one.

    Chief Allen said the suspect who is in custody is a 21-year-old white male from Allen, TX. He would not confirm the suspect's name. Police confirmed the suspect used an AK-47 rifle in the attack.

    The deceased will also remain at the scene until the crime is cleared.

    The State of Texas will be the lead agency prosecuting the suspect. It is not confirmed if the mass shooting is a hate crime.

    The FBI said is it a murder investigation and is currently reviewing all the evidence at this time.

    The suspect was around outside the Walmart where the initial shooting took place. Chief Allen said he surrendered to police.

    Governor Abbott said the state is doing more than ever before, specifically during the last legislative session, to make sure students are safer than ever before after the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston. "During that time, as far as I know, we did not evaluate for or plan for a situation like this." Abbott said that during the legislative session, the most agreed upon issue was how to challenge mental health in the state.

    Chief Allen said if there is additional information that needs to be released, another new conference could be scheduled.

    The eighth deadliest shooting in the United States. This is the third year in a row that Texas has had a mass shooting. In 2018, 10 people died in the Santa Fe High School shooting. In 2017, 26 people died in the Sutherland Springs shooting.

    UPDATE #5 4:21 pm

    Law enforcement official tells the AP at least 15 dead in El Paso attack

    The Associated Press and ABC News is reporting the suspect is 21-year-old Patrick Crusius

    UPDATE #4 3:30 pm

    From El Paso Police El Paso PD confirms 1 person in custody who is a white male in his 20s.

    There were between 1-3 thousand people at Walmart when the shooting started. Police have transitioned into the criminal investigation. There have been fatalities but no confirmation on numbers of injuries or fatalities. Police believe at this time the shooter acted alone. The mall and Walmart have been cleared of potential shooting suspects. They do not believe there is a continued danger to the public. No motive or reason for why the sooting started given yet.

    UPDATE #3 Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso confirms 11 patients ranging in age from 35yrs old to 82 yrs old were taken to their hospital. They say two are of the patients are in stable condition and nine are listed in critical condition. University Medical Center confirms 13 patients, 1 dead. No word on their conditions. Ages 2 through senior citizens.

    These people need your help, by donating blood, you can directly save lives. Blood donation centers Vitalent Blood Services at 424 s Mesa Hills and 133 N Zaragoza.

    UPDATE #2: Multiple people have been killed in the mass shooting in El Paso, according to police and the mayor's office. (WATCH LIVE COVERAGE BELOW)

    One suspect was in custody, but authorities did not say exactly how many people were injured.

    UPDATE #1: A witness told ABC-7 that they were next to the Wal-Mart off of Hawkins, and police started evacuating the area. The witness says there were people that came out of the Wal-Mart covered in blood. The witness walked into the Wal-Mart and says he saw one body on the ground with a serious injury to the head.

    Police told everyone to evacuate the area or hide behind cars, according to the witness. Police believe multiple shooters are involved.

    A second witness tells ABC-7 she was in JC Penny at the Cielo Vista mall when the reports of shooting came down. This witness says people were evacuated from Dillard's into JC Penny and then they were all evacuated from the area.

    Our ABC-7 eyewitness confirms presence of Local & State Police, ICE, FBI, and the Homeland Security, as well as a mass casualty ambulance bus.

    ORIGINAL REPORT:

    El Paso police are reporting an active shooter situation near the Walmart on Hawkins and Gateway East and the Cielo Vista Mall; police said there were multiple reports of multiple shooters and they are conducting a large area search.

    Police said the scene on the city's east side is still active and they are warning all members of the public to stay away from the area of Airway to Hawkins north of Interstate 10.

    A witness tells ABC-7 people are being escorted out of the mall with their hands in the air.

    The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms had agents en route to the mall area; the ATF asked that people refrain from posting images of first responders to social media.

    Employees at several nearby restaurants told CNN they see a lot of police, helicopters and people running around outside.

    "We never thought it would be so close to us this time," Landry's Seafood House restaurant manager Oscar Collazo told CNN. "You see on the news all the time, but you don't think it could happen here until it does."​​​​​​

    We will continue to update as more information becomes available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raisedbywolves View Post
    Another one of Trump's klan.

    https://joycolumbus.com/91976/el-pas...e-race-mixing/

    El Paso Shooter Identified Online As Trump Supporter Who Didn?t Like ?Race Mixing?



    I feel like instead of posting all these stories, maybe we should post on the day that mass shootings DON'T happen in America. All of these stories are the same, just hit rinse, add racism, and repeat.


    Yep.

    https://www.massshootingtracker.org/


    Edit :we should also note the new miracle performed today - yet another armed & murderous nazi was "somehow" not only taken into custody alive, but he also seems to be lacking visible officer-inflicted injuries.

    Amazing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Non_Saepe View Post
    Always the same story. When my partner told me about the other shooting the other day (pick one) I said, " lemme guess...white Christian terrorism." of course I was right. And I'll be right the next time. Why is the solution of stricter gun laws so outlandish? People REALLY want to hold on to their guns that badly? Then go ahead and pry them from their cold, dead, dumb, hands because they are part of the problem.

    Jesus fucking christ. It's only shocking anymore that it isn't surprising at all. What the fuck.

    The latest report I read insinuated that most of the people shot were white (when the murderer obviously drove to El Paso to kill Mexicans.)

    But I mean, hey, as long as we can have our guns what's a few lives a day?
    Hey maybe its time for a complete shutdown of "white Christian terrorism" in the USA and shut down the first and second amendments in the USA since nobody can handle freedom.

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    https://www.apnews.com/24781123da6a459e9750df609999d4d1

    EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex (all times local):

    7:35 p.m.

    Mexico President Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador says three Mexicans have been killed in the shooting in the border city of El Paso, Texas.

    He tweeted Saturday that he sends “condolences to the families of the victims, both American and Mexican.”

    El Paso is home to many Mexicans and sits directly across the border from Ciudad Juarez in the northern state of Chihuahua.

    Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard says six Mexicans were wounded in the shooting. He identified three as 45-year-old Mario de Alba Montes, 44-year-old Olivia Mariscal Rodr?guez and 10-year-old Erika de Alba Mariscal. Ebrard says the man and woman are from Chihuahua and all three are being treated at an El Paso hospital.


    He says the other three wounded Mexicans were two men and a woman from Torre?n, in Coahuila state, and Ciudad Juarez. Their names weren’t given.

    ___

    7:10 p.m.

    Police in Texas have blocked streets near a home associated with the El Paso shooting suspect.

    More than a dozen members of law enforcement could be seen outside the residence Saturday evening in Allen, including agents from the FBI, Texas Department of Public Safety and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

    A law enforcement official says at least 15 people were killed in the attack at an El Paso shopping center and that the suspect who was taken into custody is a 21-year-old Dallas-area man named Patrick Crusius. (August 3)
    A woman answered the door at the gray stone house after a group of officers knocked. They appeared to speak with her briefly and then she closed the door. A short time later, the door reopened and officers entered.

    Allen, located 20 miles north of Dallas, is an affluent community of about 100,000.

    Alice Baland, who lives four houses down, said a retired couple lives at the home associated with the suspect. She described them as sweet people who regularly attend church.

    Two law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity identified the suspect taken into custody as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius.

    Officials say 20 people were killed and another 26 injured in a shooting Saturday in a busy shopping area in El Paso.

    ___

    7 p.m.

    El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen says authorities are investigating a hate crime as among the possible motives in the shopping complex shooting that left 20 people dead and 26 more wounded.

    The chief says authorities are looking into an online writing that indicated a potential connection to a hate crime to determine if it belonged to the suspected gunman.


    Law enforcement officials have said a 21-year-old Dallas-area man named Patrick Crusius is in custody in the shooting. The officials were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press about his identity on condition of anonymity.

    Police say most of the victims of Saturday’s attack appear to have been at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall.

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    6:40 p.m.

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and El Paso police say 20 people have been killed and 26 others wounded in a shooting at an El Paso shopping center.

    Law enforcement officials have said a 21-year-old Dallas-area man named Patrick Crusius is in custody in the shooting. The officials were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

    Police say most of the victims of Saturday’s attack appear to have been at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall.

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    5:10 p.m.

    A law enforcement official says at least 15 people were killed in the attack at an El Paso shopping center and that the suspect who was taken into custody is a 21-year-old Dallas-area man named Patrick Crusius.

    The official was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The official also stresses that the death count is preliminary and that the investigation is still ongoing.

    Police say most of the victims of Saturday’s attack appear to have been at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, though they say the mall had also been “secured.”

    El Paso hospital say they are treating 22 victims, not including a patient who died after arriving at one of the hospitals.

    —Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo in Orlando, Florida, contributed to this report.

    ___

    5 p.m.

    Authorities say the Walmart in El Paso where a gunman opened fire was packed with back-to-school shoppers.

    Sgt. Robert Gomez said at a news conference that anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 shoppers and about 100 employees were at the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall when Saturday’s attack happened.

    Gomez says most of the victims appear to have been at the Walmart, though he also says police had “secured” the mall. He says a man in his 20s was taken into custody and that law enforcement didn’t fire a single shot. He did not name the suspected gunman or say how many people were killed or wounded.

    El Paso hospitals say they are treating 22 victims of the attack. At least one victim died at one of the hospitals.

    ___

    4:20 p.m.

    A police official says he believes most of the El Paso attack victims were shot at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall.

    Sgt. Robert Gomez said at a news conference about five hours after the first reports emerged of a shooting near the mall that investigators believe a white man in his 20s was the only gunman involved and that he was taken into custody.

    Gomez didn’t name the suspected gunman or say how many people were killed and wounded in the attack, though he said at least one person is dead. He also wouldn’t speculate as to the motive for the attack. He said the gunman used some type of rifle.

    El Paso hospitals say they are treating 22 victims, not including a patient who died after arriving at one of the hospitals.

    ___

    4:10 p.m.

    Hospitals say they are treating 22 victims of the mass shooting at an El Paso shopping complex, not including a patient who died after arriving at one of the hospitals.

    The Del Sol Medical Center is treating 11 patients, the University Medical Center of El Paso is treating nine, the El Paso Children’s Hospital is treating two.

    Ryan Mielke (MIL’-kee), a UMC spokesman, says one patient died at the hospital.

    Authorities say a gunman opened fire at or near the Cielo Vista Mall on Saturday that multiple people were killed and wounded, though they didn’t say how many.

    El Paso, which has about 680,000 residents, is in West Texas and sits across the border from Juarez, Mexico.

    ___

    3:50 p.m.

    A Walmart official says the company is trying to determine if there was gunfire inside one of its stores during a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.

    Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove says the company is “in shock” over the news of Saturday’s attack. Authorities say a gunman killed and wounded multiple people at or near the Cielo Vista Mall, though they haven’t said how many.

    A Walmart is located near the mall, as well as a Sam’s Club warehouse store, which is owned by Walmart Inc. Hargrove says the company is working closely with law enforcement.

    Cielo Vista Mall, which is owned by mall operator Simon Property Group Inc., said in a statement that the attack is a police matter and it referred questions to the police department.

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    3:30 p.m.

    A University Medical Center of El Paso official says one of 12 people who were rushed to the hospital after the attack at a shopping complex has died.

    Ryan Mielke (MIL’-kee), a hospital spokesman, says all of the victims suffered traumatic injuries in Saturday’s attack at or near the Cielo Vista Mall. He declined to provide additional details about the victims, including the one who died.

    Mielke says two children, ages 2 and 9, were stabilized at the medical center before being transferred to the neighboring El Paso Children’s Hospital.

    Authorities say multiple people were killed in the attack, but they haven’t said how many were killed or wounded. They say they believe it was carried out by a single male suspect who has been taken into custody.

    President Donald Trump tweeted, “Reports are very bad, many killed.”

    ___

    3 p.m.

    Authorities believe a deadly attack at or near a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, was carried out by a single gunman who is in custody.

    Police spokesman Robert Gomez says investigators are still trying to determine what happened during Saturday’s attack. He says multiple people were shot, but he didn’t say how many.

    City officials have said there were multiple people killed, but they didn’t say how many.



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    Quote Originally Posted by KambingSociety View Post
    Hey maybe its time for a complete shutdown of "white Christian terrorism" in the USA and shut down the first and second amendments in the USA since nobody can handle freedom.
    Nobody's got freedom to begin with. If you can't walk outside & go about your daily life without wondering if before lunch you'll cop a bullet to the head yourself, or watch someone else die - then you're not fucking free.

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