A shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, killed one person and injured three others on Wednesday, local police said.
The shooting took place in the Cielo shopping center, in a busy shopping area and in a parking lot of Walmart, where 23 people were killed in a racist attack in 2019.
One person is in police custody, El Paso police spokesman Robert Gomez said, without providing details about the detainee.
“It’s too early to speculate on why,” he added.
We’ve had over 70 mass shootings this year and it’s only February: At least 1 person dead, 3 injured in El Paso mall shooting https://t.co/FoyuiTvaXM via @nbcnews
– Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) February 16, 2023
On site from Cielo Vista Mall. Shots were fired at the Cielo Vista mall in El Paso, Texas. pic.twitter.com/2XgQjia60s
– Christian Churches (@ChrisChurchess) February 16, 2023
The three injured are being treated in hospital and so far there is no information about their health condition.
Police believe the security of the shooting site is now guaranteed and the spokesperson added that authorities are inspecting the entire mall.
Source: DN
