El Paso killing: 20 people killed by a white terrorist
Twenty people have been killed and more than two-dozen injured after a shooting at a shopping complex in Texas – the latest act of deadly gun violence to shudder across the United States.
Officials in the city of El Paso said multiple people had been killed and many injured after the incident at the Cielo Vista Mall, after a man with a rifle entered a Walmart and opened fire. Police said one suspect – a man – had been detained, after earlier reports said up to three had been seized.
Police urged people to stay away from the scene as armed officials conducted a complete search, but said the incident was no longer “active”.
“We in the level above and we’re locked down. But we can see the scene. There’s police, FBI – they have the place closed down,” a man who goes by the name of Buster and manages a Hooters’ restaurant at the mall, told The Independent by telephone.
He said 26 people, including two customers, were among those sheltering in the restaurant. “It’s scary but I believe God is going to keep us safe,” he said.
Officials in the city of El Paso said multiple people had been killed and many injured after the incident at the Cielo Vista Mall, after a man with a rifle entered a Walmart and opened fire. Police said one suspect – a man – had been detained, after earlier reports said up to three had been seized.
Police urged people to stay away from the scene as armed officials conducted a complete search, but said the incident was no longer “active”.
“We in the level above and we’re locked down. But we can see the scene. There’s police, FBI – they have the place closed down,” a man who goes by the name of Buster and manages a Hooters’ restaurant at the mall, told The Independent by telephone.
He said 26 people, including two customers, were among those sheltering in the restaurant. “It’s scary but I believe God is going to keep us safe,” he said.
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