20 killed in U.S. El Paso Walmart shooting

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The Governor of Texas, U.S., Mr Gregory Abbott, has confirmed that 20 people have been killed in a shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso.
Over two dozen were injured.
Twenty people were killed and 26 others were wounded after a gunman went on a rampage Saturday at a Walmart in the Texas border town of El Paso, police said.
A 21-year-old man was taken into custody after police responded within six minutes to a report of an active shooter at the Cielo Vista Mall.
The suspect who was captured on surveillance video entering the Walmart has been identified as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, a Texas native from Allen, near Dallas, CBS News has confirmed.
Sergeant Robert Gomez, a police spokesman, said the suspect was taken into custody “without incident” and there was no longer dangerous to the public.
Police Chief Greg Allen referenced a document allegedly left behind by the suspect.
He said the shooting may have a “nexus” to a hate crime but declined to elaborate. He said police are considering capital murder charges.

While the identities of the victims have not been revealed yet, Mexican authorities say three Mexicans were killed in the shooting and a further six injured.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador expressed condolences to the families via Twitter.