John Bash, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, said that federal authorities are investigating the El Paso mass shooting as an act of 'domestic terrorism.'
Twenty people were killed and dozens more injured on Saturday morning in a massacre at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart that was packed with back-to-school shoppers, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, officials said.The suspect was identified by authorities as Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas. He is being held on a charge of capital murder, court records show.
The mass shooting came less than 15 hours before another gunman killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen more in a popular business district in Dayton, Ohio. "Within our purview allowed to open carry, that weapon [is] allowable in the state of Texas, yes," Allen said. The majority of the victims were shot inside the Walmart, according to Gomez. More than 100 employees and between 1,000 and 3,000 Saturday morning back-to-school shoppers were inside the store at the time, according to a preliminary estimate.
David Shimp, chief executive officer at Del Sol, began the news conference by expressing condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the Dayton mass shooting. At 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, the El Paso Police Department issued a tweet making an urgent request for blood donations and directing local residents to two facilities run by Vitalent Blood Services where they could donate blood. Within three hours, photos posted to social media showed lines stretching around the block at locations accepting local blood donors."It was a long night, it was a long day. Large volumes of blood and blood products were used," said Flaherty.
At 12:11 p.m. local time, the El Paso Police Department had issued a tweet that said in part,"We have multi reports of multiple shooters." The Walmart is located at the Cielo Vista Mall, one of the city's most popular malls, particularly among Mexican tourists who cross the U.S. border to shop there before returning to Mexico.
At 11:35 a.m local time, the Dallas office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a tweet saying ATF agents were responding as well.
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