JUST IN: Racist, anti-immigrant screed, believed to posted online by El Paso attacker, had come to attention of law enforcement around an hour or so before the attack, but the investigation to ID and find the gunman was ongoing before he could be stopped.
in El Paso that she was working by the self-checkout when gunshots rang out. The employee, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, Leslie, said she initially thought boxes had been dropped.
“I got all the people that I could, I even found a little girl that was missing from her parents, and I got her, too. I tried to get as many people as I could out,” the Walmart worker said."I heard the shots but I thought they were hits, like roof construction,"she told the Associated Press.Customs and Border Patrol police walk past individuals that were evacuated from Cielo Vista Mall and a Wal-Mart where a shooting occurred in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019.
A University Medical Center of El Paso spokesman said the victims had been taken to different hospitals. University Medical Center received at least 12 victims, many with"level one" injuries, which is the most serious level, spokesman Ryan Mielke said. At another hospital, Del Sol Medical Center, an official said 11 victims ranging in age from 35 to 82 years old had been transported there.Terrible shootings in ElPaso, Texas. Reports are very bad, many killed. Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement. Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government.
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