https://www.ktsm.com/news/breaking-possible-active-shooter-at-walmart-near-cielo-vista-mall/
Near the Cielo Vista Mall.
CNN is mentioning witnesses report multiple shooters.
Actually there is a unconfirmed rumor going around (by El Paso photojournalist Mark Lambie that there are 18 dead adults and 4 dead children):
Gonna be messy both realistically in injuries and journalistic-ly in rumors and opinions.
1:40 PM, wonder if more is known yet for a fact??
1:43PM That did not take long.
Jesus, the guy who was from a local station was asked to move by a cop and hurriedly kept on talking to repeast some information he’d already talked about. Took at least sixty seconds to follow the request, just so he could keep his face on screen.
From the KTSM link in the OP:
I’m seeing conflicting reports of one or multiple shooters from news sources on Twitter. I think there are often reports of multiple shooters in the early reporting that are later disproven.
One reporter claims to have received a “manifesto” allegedly from the shooter. Who the hell knows if it’s legitimate or a hoax? The reporter says he’s passed it on to the FBI, who are “taking it seriously”.
Dallas News reporter saying 22 dead, three suspects in custody.
From about 7 minutes ago.
Seeing the same thing. Reports of multiple shooters do tend to get changed to a single shooter but unfortunately reports of multiple fatalities never get changed to fewer.
Going to rise, as more and more of the badly injured succumb.
posted at 12:23 PM PST
KTSM says 18 dead.
KTSM aired a photo of the shooter taken from security camera footage:
The guy apparently had the foresight to bring ear protection.
It’s possible one or more of the suspects in custody was simply someone with a gun trying to stop the carnage. The natural response of the police would be to arrest him now and sort it out later.
If there were 18 dead you would expect a significant multiple of that number injured.
The alleged manifesto was on 8chan, and other reporters are saying it seems to line up with what we know of the shooter. I’ve seen it, but it was four pages and I didn’t read the whole thing. The bits I read were all about the writer’s hatred of Hispanics and fear of them “taking over”.
Disclaimer: we still don’t know if it’s authentic.
I’d guess that in a Texas Wal-Mart, there would be a vast number of people with guns on hand.
I just saw it was being called “Gang Related” which doesn’t jibe with common patterns in the past…
I read what’s at that Twitter feed but I couldn’t find the manifesto on 8chan. I admit I am not familiar with that style BBS tho and have trouble navigating, searching or even reading posts in that format.
What I did read was pretty vile and ignorant, tho.
ETA: Every time I look at 8chan or 4chan, I feel dirty like Lady McBeth felt dirty.
I found his manifesto; if anyone cares to read it, this is to a jpg image of all 4 pages. I had to zoom in to see the text properly.
For those that don’t want to read it: he’s a racist coward with a shaky grasp of history and facts.
Also, he failed at his own plan by surviving and being captured by police.
ETA: One person died at hospital: The Latest: Groups wanting tougher laws on guns march | AP News