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| Walmart AK-47 rampage in El Paso: What we know so far | Walmart AK-47 rampage in El Paso: What we know so far |
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| As many as 18 people are feared dead after a man armed with an AK-style rifle stormed a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. One man is in custody but police are searching for more suspects amid reports of up to three attackers involved. | As many as 18 people are feared dead after a man armed with an AK-style rifle stormed a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. One man is in custody but police are searching for more suspects amid reports of up to three attackers involved. |
| Shooter used AK rifle | Shooter used AK rifle |
| A still from a CCTV camera has emerged online showing a suspect entering the Walmart wielding an AK-style rifle, misleadingly referred to as “AK-47” in the media. The man is sporting military-style cargo pants, black T-shirt and shooting ear protection. | A still from a CCTV camera has emerged online showing a suspect entering the Walmart wielding an AK-style rifle, misleadingly referred to as “AK-47” in the media. The man is sporting military-style cargo pants, black T-shirt and shooting ear protection. |
| The man’s gun appears to be a modern semi-automatic variant of the iconic rifle. | The man’s gun appears to be a modern semi-automatic variant of the iconic rifle. |
| Multiple victims feared dead | Multiple victims feared dead |
| Local media initially reported that at least 18 people were “shot” during the rampage, with their conditions unclear. Later reports claimed that as many people were killed, if not more, with one alleged account claiming 18 adults and four children were dead. Media sources talked about around twenty people being taken to hospital. | Local media initially reported that at least 18 people were “shot” during the rampage, with their conditions unclear. Later reports claimed that as many people were killed, if not more, with one alleged account claiming 18 adults and four children were dead. Media sources talked about around twenty people being taken to hospital. |
| Graphic footage from the scene emerged online showing at least four bodies outside and inside the Walmart. The authorities have so far been tight-lipped on the number of casualties, citing a very large scale crime scene that has to be examined in full. | Graphic footage from the scene emerged online showing at least four bodies outside and inside the Walmart. The authorities have so far been tight-lipped on the number of casualties, citing a very large scale crime scene that has to be examined in full. |
| Alleged manifesto: Anti-Hispanic, mentions Christchurch shooting | |
| Ahead of the massacre, the suspected shooter allegedly posted a 4-page manifesto online on the notorious image board 8chan. The document, which has emerged on social media and is currently being studied by the FBI, was apparently influenced by the manifesto of the Christchurch mosque shooter, who massacred over 50 people in New Zealand in March. | |
| The author of the alleged manifesto calls the attack on the Walmart a “response to [the] Hispanic invasion of Texas” and expresses extreme-right views, voicing his support to the Christchurch shooter. | |
| Meanwhile, a relative of a shooting witness told KTSM-TV that the shooter was raving about “gamer revolution” – a reference to an obscure online meme – during the rampage. | |
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