Police in El Paso, Texas, report there may be multiple shooters in an active shooter situation at a local Walmart and shopping mall area. El Paso Mayor Dee Margo reports at least three confirmed fatalities.
UPDATES IN LOCAL TIME:
LIVE REPORT FROM KFOX14:
BREAKING: Active shooter reported near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso
Avoid the area.https://t.co/kaYPeR8uGN https://t.co/5lZ6zHs7wE— KFOX14 News (@KFOX14) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 1:00 p.m.: The El Paso Sheriff’s Office reports multiple but unspecified fatalities but that these is no longer a threat in the area. One person has been arrested alive in connection with the shooting.
UPDATE 12:55 p.m.: Photo shows police helping blood-covered woman in the El Paso shooting.
UPDATE 12:50 p.m.: KTSM reports that El Paso Mayor Dee Margo confirmed three fatalities at the Cielo Vista Walmart.
BREAKING: Mayor Dee Margo just confirmed that there are fatalities involved in the Cielo Vista Walmart shooting. #EPShooting
WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/JUhJrhBb26
— KTSM 9 News (@KTSMtv) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 12:40 p.m.: The El Paso Times reports a police officer saying that 18 adults and four children may have been killed. This number has not been confirmed. University Medical Center officials report receiving multiple victims from the shooting — no numbers available at this time.
Original Story Follows:
El Paso Police Department officers are responding to an active shooter situation at a Walmart store and the Cielo Vista Mall, according to a report by KVIA ABC7 in El Paso. The article claims police say there may be multiple shooters involved and warn the public to stay clear of the area.
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.
— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) August 3, 2019
KTSM NBC9 reports 18 people may have been shot at the Walmart.
BREAKING: Our crew can confirm 18 people were shot or injured at the Walmart at Cielo Vista. We are working to get on air as we speak. https://t.co/wfXkVyoLs8
— KTSM 9 News (@KTSMtv) August 3, 2019
While local media reports multiple people being shot, no fatalities are reported at this time.
Photojournalist Jorge Salgado tweeted video from the scene showing police in tactical gear responding to the mall.
BREAKING: Police are advising everyone avoid the Cielo Vista area as an active shooter alert is in effect near the Cielo Vista Mall area #ElPaso #ElPasoShooting pic.twitter.com/cNpa5Z90Rd
— Jorge Salgado (@SalgadoPhoto_) August 3, 2019
Before any details of the shooting are known, an apparent gun control activist wasted no time in mocking Texas over a mass shooting situation.
Kind of ironic for 2nd Amendment supporters to have a shooting in at #ElPaso Texas in Walmart in Cielo Vista Mall considering how proud the State is of their guns. Could do the #GunControlNow chant which does nothing. Or vote Democrat across the board in 2020 and change things.
— JosephB (@canadajoe1) August 3, 2019
Images from KFox14 in El Paso show U.S. Border Patrol agents assisting local law enforcement officers. While a video apparently shot inside a store shows the chaotic scene of customers being evacuated and told to keep their “hands up!”
VIDEO: The scene inside the Cielo Vista Mall, adjacent to the Walmart Supercenter, El Paso, Texas. pic.twitter.com/RsuJGNWvmf #ElPaso #Texas #shooting
— Sam Pye (@freddie1999) August 3, 2019
The El Paso Times is also reporting police saying there are multiple shooters. Stores in the surrounding area are also being evacuated as a precaution.
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for the Breitbart Texas-Border team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX and Face
