Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ Here's what we know about the #ElPaso shooting.

CNN is reporting there are multiple fatalities.

The shooting scene appears to be a Walmart near a mall. The area has been sealed off and FBI SWAT teams can be seen near armored vehicles.

bit.ly/2KppIep #ElPasoTexas

2/ One Walmart employee, leaving the scene with two fellow employees, said they were told to take shelter before being evacuated from the store. The man said he didn't witness the shooting but was told by others who did that "it's bad." bit.ly/2KppIep #ElPaso

3/ According to CNN, multiple suspects are in custody. bit.ly/2KppIep #ElPaso #ElPasoTexas

4/ Police were seen searching a late-model car at an intersection near the scene, with the trunk and doors open. No one was inside. bit.ly/2KppIep

5/ Here, @i_p_a_1 talks to a pair of witnesses.

https://twitter.com/i_p_a_1/status/1157714564387102720

@i_p_a_1 6/ UPDATE: Police have set up a reunification center at MacArthur Elementary-Intermediate School to help families locate their loved ones. bit.ly/2KppIep

@i_p_a_1 7/ Sgt. Enrique Carrillo of the El Paso Police Department said there were multiple fatalities and multiple injuries. #ElPaso #ElPasoTexas bit.ly/2KppIep

@i_p_a_1 8/ A spokesman for University Medical Center of El Paso said the hospital has received victims from the shooting, but did not have a number, according to @elpasotimes. elpasotimes.com/story/news/cri…

@i_p_a_1 @elpasotimes 10/ More than a dozen family members, with worried looks on their faces, were in the UMC waiting room. The hospital is bringing in more staff to deal with the emergency.
elpasotimes.com/story/news/cri…

@i_p_a_1 @elpasotimes 11/ Here is Gov. @GregAbbott_TX's statement on the #ElPaso shooting.

@i_p_a_1 @elpasotimes @GregAbbott_TX 12/ Police now say they have one person in custody. Multiple injuries and victims. No official numbers have been released yet. bit.ly/33ahiAk

@i_p_a_1 @elpasotimes @GregAbbott_TX 13/ Victoria Hankins, a 38-year-old El Paso native, said she was in the grocery area near the rear of the store when she heard seven or eight shots in rapid succession.

She said everyone hit the floor and started crawling away from the shots. bit.ly/33ahiAk

@i_p_a_1 @elpasotimes @GregAbbott_TX 14/ When they emerged after the shooting was over, Victoria Hankins said she saw a woman emerge from the store with blood on her legs, saying she was looking for her children. bit.ly/33ahiAk