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:
UPDATE 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:
FBI, 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.
BREAKING: 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 (indefinite hiatus) (@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 (indefinite hiatus) (@ScottMStedman) August 3, 2019
Horrible.
UPATE 8:
Just to let you know how insane the rumors are, there’s this:
There’s always witless morons screaming false flag at every shooting:
And a completely baseless suspicion that it’s Antifa? Huh?
Just making things up for retweets. First lady Melania wants us to #BeBetter, people.
UPDATE 9:
Here’s a photo of the shooter.
UPDATE 10:
Here’s the unconfirmed manifesto – it sounds like the real deal, given the details that are in it:
UPDATE 11:
Trump tweets.
Terrible shootings in ElPaso, Texas. Reports are very bad, many killed. Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement. Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government. God be with you all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2019
UPDATE 12:
At least 15 dead confirmed. Maybe up to 19 at this point.
UPDATE 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.



