Multiple fatalities reported at El Paso Walmart; suspect arrested

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Aug. 3 (UPI) — Several people were killed and one suspect were arrested at a Walmart Supercenter in El Paso, Texas, Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Mayor Dee Margo said there have been multiple fatalities, CNN reported.

An El Paso Police spokesman said one male suspect is in custody.

The incident happened around noon.

“Please avoid area police conducting search of a very large area,” El Paso police tweeted. KTSM reported that eyewitnesses saw one or more shooters inside the Walmart Supercenter with their weapons.

CNN reported that at least 22 people are being treated for injuries. Additional details are still emerging in the case.

The shooting site was identified as a Walmart Supercenter, along Interstate 10, according to KTSP-TV.

The area near Cielo Vista Mall is still an active situation, and people should avoid the area, police tweeted.Landry’s Seafood, Hooters and Red Lobster were on lockdown, CNN reported.”We never thought it would be so close to us this time,” Landry’s restaurant manager Oscar told CNN. “You see on the news all the time, but you don’t think it could happen here until it does.”He said three Walmart employees took refuge at a nearby Landry’s Seafood house.

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