1 Dead, 18 Injured In El Paso Walmart Attack, Shooter Still Active
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Update: Some reports claim the shooter has been caught.
#Update: Just in – Police officers in El Paso, #Texas believe to have caught the alleged suspect! It is still not confirmed if it is the gunmen who opened fire at the #Walmart inside the Cielo Vista Mall.
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) August 3, 2019
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At least eighteen people have reportedly been shot – with one killed – after an active shooter opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
According to a police scanner the shooter was armed with an automatic weapon, possibly an AK-47.
Shortly after 11am local time El Paso Police tweeted: “Active Shooting Stay away from Cielo Vista Mall Area. Scene is Still Active.”
Definitely stay out of I-10 near Cielo Vista Mall (Airway, Hawkins exits). Police presence, lots of ambulances leaving the area. Helicopter patrolling the area and traffic at a standstill. https://t.co/88UjLk3Vsu pic.twitter.com/Z5M1iMhr8C
— Tony Barrio (@AntonioBarrio) August 3, 2019
The Mirror reports that the shooter is reported to have opened fire in the car park before going inside the supermarket.
Shopper sends video of people inside #sams, which like other businesses are locked down. Scene still active. Police warn all to stay away. @dallasnews pic.twitter.com/Yq8ivPstEt
— Alfredo Corchado (@ajcorchado) August 3, 2019
#Update: Just in – Video footage of police clearing out the entire Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, #Texas. Where a gunman who is still at large shot at least 18 people and one person dead in a #Walmart and on a parking lot. pic.twitter.com/tqb0iKwNmh
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) August 3, 2019
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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 that three people were shot and killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California.
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