El Paso shooting: 'Multiple fatalities' in Texas mall attack
A shooting at a Texas shopping mall has ended in"multiple fatalities", local officials say.Police warned residents to steer clear of the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, just a few miles from the US-Mexico border.
A police spokesman on the scene confirmed there had been deaths but an exact toll is unclear. Three people are reportedly in custody. About an hour after their initial warning, El Paso police tweeted they had received multiple reports of multiple shooters, and were searching a"very large area". Police said they no longer believed there was any immediate threat to the public, but were continuing searches.
Local news outlet the El Paso Times reported that at least 11 people had arrived at the city's University Medical Centre for treatment."This is a tragedy that we never, ever would have thought would happen in El Paso," he said."It tears me up."
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