Thread: Active shooter, possible hostages at Amarillo, Texas Walmart

Active shooter, possible hostages at Amarillo, Texas Walmart

Published June 14, 2016 FoxNews.com

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DEVELOPING: Police rushed to a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas Tuesday on reports that shots were fired and a gunman may have taken at least one hostage.

City officials described it as an "active shooter incident" in a tweet. Witnesses told KVII an employee took another employee hostage.

Police were looking for a Somali man wearing khaki pants, KFDA added. Officers reportedly were evacuating shoppers from the west side of the store.

There were no initial reports of deaths or injuries.

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The City's Office of Emergency Mgt., @AmarilloPD and@AmarilloFire are on the scene of an active shooter incident, Walmart, I-27 & Georgia.
9:30 AM - 14 Jun 2016 · Amarillo, TX, United States

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Jeff Nunn, the president of a nearby bank, told the Amarillo Globe-News that helicopters and roughly 20 police and emergency vehicles rushed to the store. His bank and a day care center reportedly went on lockdown.

Police closed off at least one nearby road off I-27.

"Please avoid the area so that officers can focus on the scene and not traffic," the Amarillo Police Dept. said in a statement.

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