Another mass shooting has taken place, this time at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas.
CNN reports:
Multiple people were killed Saturday in a shooting in El Paso, Texas, according to local police.
Authorities do not believe there is an ongoing threat, El Paso Police Sgt. Enrique Castillo told reporters.
Three suspects were in custody, El Paso Mayor Dee Margo told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
Castillo previously said there was one person in custody.
At least 11 people have been transported to Del Sol Medical Center, according to hospital spokesman Victor Guerrero.
The AP reports the suspect taken into custody is a 21-year-old Dallas-area man named Patrick Crusius.
A Twitter account in the suspect's name “Patrick Crusius,” using the handle @outsider609 included several tweets supporting President Donald Trump.
A January 2017 tweet said, “#BuildTheWall is the best way that @POTUS has worked to secure our country so far!”
Police say they found what appears to be a manifesto on the shooter's computer. The first two lines read, "In general, I support the Christchurch shooter and his manifesto. This attack is in response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas."
This was the shooters letter on his computer. the reason for the shooting in El Paso was because of racism. this doesn’t come as a surprise and I’m extremely disgusted. #ElPasoShooting pic.twitter.com/CyvSUXEp0L
— 𝖎𝖘𝖆𝖎𝖆𝖍 (@WokeTheFuckUp) August 3, 2019
Note - the shooter was not Muslim, he was not Black. He is a home-grown domestic terrorist. No wall or Muslim ban would have stopped this shooting.
Earlier this week, three people were shot and killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California and two employees were fatally shot at a Walmart store in Southaven, Mississippi.
I'm certain 'thoughts and prayers' are on their way.
As many as 20 are dead. 21-year-old man is in custody. We cannot lose our capacity to be shocked and care about this issue. Demand more from our politicians.https://t.co/lTB8ATeeYf— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 3, 2019
Patrick Crusius is a White Supremacist in custody for the #walmartshooting that took 19 lives and injured 40 others in El Paso, TX.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 3, 2019
Yet ANOTHER example of a mass shooting that a damn wall can't stop.
The "president" STILL refuses to call White Supremacists a terror threat.
Patrick Crusius, 21
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 3, 2019
From Allen, Texas
White supremacist
Trump supporter
Murdered 20 at Walmart, El Paso, TX
Used an AK47
No wall or muslim ban would’ve keep him out.
Where was he radicalized?#WalmartShooting#VanillaISIS pic.twitter.com/dL2ufbwExH
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