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.
According to a police scanner the shooter was armed with an automatic weapon, possibly an AK-47, and that they began shooting in the car park before entering the business.
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 in El Paso, Texas which is on the border with Mexico and the state of New Mexico.
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
Video on #Snapchat posted an hour ago shows a woman and possibly her daughter running out of the #CieloVistaMall in #ElPaso. pic.twitter.com/XfhmXGqB58
— Chris Shadrock (@ChrisShadrock) August 3, 2019
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