There are horrible reports coming out of El Paso Texas of a shooting with the possibility of multiple shooters.
Shoppers leaving the scene of a mass shooting at Cielo Vista mall in El Paso. pic.twitter.com/4muC1fKj8R
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 3, 2019
18 injuries? These are early reports:
https://twitter.com/admissionfeeaf/status/1157718344163909633UPDATE 1: From Fox News.
And Abbott:
In El Paso, the Texas Dept. of Public Safety is assisting local law enforcement & federal authorities to bring this tragedy to the swiftest & safest possible conclusion.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 3, 2019
We thank all First Responders for their courageous response & urge all area residents to remain safe. https://t.co/H6UDwu81SY
UPDATE 2: The mayor of El Paso says there are multiple fatalities.
The mayor’s chief of staff in El Paso tells @leylasantiago there are multiple fatalities in the shooting
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 3:
https://twitter.com/admissionfeeaf/status/1157718344163909633FBI, CBP, EP Police, fire Border Patrol, DPS all on scene near Wal Mart in El Paso. pic.twitter.com/DKHDROtJSZ
— Julian Aguilar (@nachoaguilar) August 3, 2019
LATEST: El Paso Police Department on reported shooting at or near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso: "Scene is still Active. We have multi reports of multiple shooters. Please avoid area police conducting search of a very large area." https://t.co/l5eF6dxZFg pic.twitter.com/j77as1SSsJ
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2019
BREAKING NEWS- REEDITED TWEET DUE TO TYPO- ATLEAST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEENINJURED AT A WALMART IN ELPASO TEXAS NEAR CIELO VISTA MALL. A RAMPAGE THAT STARTED OUTSIDE. THIS VIDEO IS SHOWING POLICE RESPONDING. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE FATALITIES #CIELOVISTA pic.twitter.com/5vGTUKtpqI
— Disclosure Tv News (@DisclosureTv_) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 4:
Local reports say there are THREE suspects in police custody. That is insane. On the other hand, sometimes they detain people they’re not sure about, and clear them later.
ADDED:
3 suspects in custody and multiple fatalities in El Paso in mass shooting, Mayor Dee Margo tells @wolfblitzer. Still an active situation he says but “basically under control.”
— Alex Marquardt (@MarquardtA) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 5:
The same news channel just said there are not three suspects in custody, but one. It’s early. There are always conflicting reports.
UPDATE 6:
21-year-old male.
BREAKING: Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick says that the suspect in the El Paso Walmart tragedy is in custody and it's a 21-year-old male
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 7:
There are unconfirmed reports of a manifesto from the suspected shooter.
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/1157734721352327169BREAKING: FBI investigating possible manifesto from the shooter which starts with the following two sentences: "In general, I support the Christchurch shooter and his manifesto. This attack is a response to the
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) August 3, 2019
Hispanic invasion of Texas"
"My ideology has not changed for several years. My opinions on automation, immigration, and the rest predate Trump and his campaign for president. I putting this here because some people will blame the President...for the attack. This is not the case. "
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) August 3, 2019
Horrible.
UPATE 8:
Just to let you know how insane the rumors are, there’s this:
#Breaking:
— Brian Dorman (@BDormanTV) August 3, 2019
.@KFOX14: #ElPaso police are now saying this mass shooting is "gang-related terrorism."
The shooting took place at a Walmart, Sams, and then Cielo Vista Mall. (No deaths were reported at the mall.)
There’s always witless morons screaming false flag at every shooting:
https://twitter.com/JuliansRum/status/1157739190840418304And a completely baseless suspicion that it’s Antifa? Huh?
https://twitter.com/realJeffreyP/status/1157734177934061569Just making things up for retweets. First lady Melania wants us to #BeBetter, people.
UPDATE 9:
Here’s a photo of the shooter.
https://twitter.com/KTSMtv/status/1157738574676201478UPDATE 10:
Here’s the unconfirmed manifesto – it sounds like the real deal, given the details that are in it:
UPDATE 11:
Trump tweets.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1157745635254243329UPDATE 12:
At least 15 dead confirmed. Maybe up to 19 at this point.
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1157770168556118016UPDATE 13:
Governor Abbott says at least 20 dead now. 26 wounded.
Breaking — 20 people were killed and over 2 dozen wounded/injured in the El Paso shooting, according to Governor Greg Abbott.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 3, 2019
I’ll post more as the information comes in.