A gunman armed with a rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday and wounded more than two dozen before being arrested, authorities said, after the latest U.S. mass shooting sent panicked shoppers fleeing.
Many of those in the busy store were buying back-to-school supplies when they were caught up in the rampage, which came just six days after a teenage gunman killed three people at a food festival in Northern California.
The suspect was identified as a 21-year-old white male from Allen, Texas, a Dallas-area city some 650 miles (1,046 km) east of El Paso.
The sonofabitch drove EIGHT HOURS out of his way to shoot up a Wal-Mart in El Paso.
Asked during a CNN interview about reports of disturbing online posts made by the suspect, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he would not be surprised in any way.
“I think those can help shed light on why he did it,” Paxton said. “They are still interviewing him.”
El Paso police chief Greg Allen said authorities had a manifesto from the suspect that indicates “there is a potential nexus to a hate crime.” Officials declined to elaborate and said the investigation was continuing.
Word is the sonofabitch shooter was a fan of the Christchurch mass killer, and the manifesto is railing against "Hispanics" invading the United States. Which is pretty much donald trump's consistent message of rage and hate on the ongoing immigration matters.
Citing a law enforcement source, El Paso television station KTSM published on its website what it said were two photos of the suspect taken by security cameras as he entered the Walmart.
The images showed a young white man wearing glasses, khaki trousers and a dark T-shirt, and pointing an assault-style rifle. He appears to be wearing headphones or ear defenders.
Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the images.
The assault rifle, a military-type firearm that has become the favorite weapon of choice for White boy Neo-Nazi Klan-worshiping assholes. The perfect accessory for the Angry Guy in need of a Gun.
That sonofabitch needs to be charged under terrorism laws because that's what he is.
And trump needs to go the fuck away. That Shitgibbon may not have pulled the trigger but he sure as hell loaded that gun and aimed that murderer towards El Paso and all the families living there.
GODDAMN YOU, trump. GOD DAMN YOU TO THE DEEPEST PIT OF HELL RIGHT NEXT TO EVERY GODDAMN POLITICIAN WHO DOES NOT DO A GODDAMN THING ABOUT GUN SAFETY REFORMS.
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Have you noticed that the mythical, much vaunted, ":good guy with a gun" once again never made an appearance? In Texas no less! I am baffled:(
From what I understand about Texas' lax Open Carry laws, that murdering SOB was LEGAL carrying that rifle into Wal-Mart. No cop *could* have stopped him up until the moment he pulled that trigger.
And now I'm waking up to Dayton Ohio as a Mass Shooting location.
Welcome to Hell, America. Our mass shootings are now escalating to the point they are OVERLAPPING US ON THE CALENDAR.
I read that there were "good guys with guns" there, and that was what was complicating the investigation, as the cops don't know who is good or bad, only that they were seen with a gun.
And according to the coroner, the shooter at Gilroy was not, in fact, killed by the cops, but instead by his own hand.
It is incredibly difficult to kill a shooter while he (and it's always a he) is shooting, especially if he is wearing body armor. Even well trained cops have a spotty record at taking down active shooters, as the shooters are usually using a weapon of war, while the cops are using handguns.
-Doug in Oakland
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