{"id":3979,"date":"2023-02-16T15:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:09:29","slug":"1-dead-3-injured-in-shooting-at-mall-in-el-paso-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/analysis\/defense\/terrorism\/1-dead-3-injured-in-shooting-at-mall-in-el-paso-texas\/2023\/02\/16\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"1 dead, 3 injured in shooting at mall in El Paso, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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El<\/span> Paso,<\/span> Texas<\/span> (AP)<\/span> —<\/span> One<\/span> person<\/span> was<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> three<\/span> injured<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> El<\/span> Paso,<\/span> Texas<\/span> shopping<\/span> mall<\/span> shooting<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday,<\/span> leaving<\/span> dozens<\/span> dead<\/span> in<\/span> shootings<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> this<\/span> year.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>El<\/span> Paso<\/span> police<\/span> said<\/span> two<\/span> people<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> taken<\/span> into<\/span> custody<\/span> hours<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> shooting,<\/span> but<\/span> details<\/span> of<\/span> what<\/span> led<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> shooting<\/span> remained<\/span> unclear.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Interim<\/span> Police<\/span> Chief<\/span> Peter<\/span> Pasillas<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Cielo<\/span> Vista<\/span> Mall<\/span> is<\/span> still<\/span> considered<\/span> a<\/span> crime<\/span> scene<\/span> and<\/span> will<\/span> remain<\/span> closed<\/span> until<\/span> authorities<\/span> complete<\/span> their<\/span> investigation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr.<\/span> Pacillas<\/span> stressed<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> danger<\/span> has<\/span> passed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“There<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> more<\/span> danger.<\/span> I<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> repeat<\/span> this:<\/span>
\n<\/span>There<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> longer<\/span> a<\/span> danger<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> public,”<\/span> Pasillas<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> shooting<\/span> occurred<\/span> across<\/span> a<\/span> busy<\/span> shopping<\/span> district<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> Walmart<\/span> parking<\/span> lot<\/span> where<\/span> 23<\/span> people<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> 2019<\/span> racist<\/span> attack<\/span> against<\/span> Hispanics.<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> is<\/span> located<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> border<\/span> with<\/span> Mexico,<\/span> home<\/span> to<\/span> approximately<\/span> 700,000<\/span> predominantly<\/span> Hispanic<\/span> residents,<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> frequented<\/span> by<\/span> residents<\/span> of<\/span> both<\/span> countries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Today’s<\/span> shooting<\/span> at<\/span> Cielo<\/span> Vista<\/span> Mall<\/span> brought<\/span> traumatic<\/span> memories<\/span> to<\/span> many<\/span> of<\/span> us.<\/span> Please<\/span> know<\/span> you<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> alone,”<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Democratic<\/span> US<\/span> representative.<\/span> Veronica<\/span> Escobar<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> district<\/span> that<\/span> includes<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Twitter:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>She<\/span> urged<\/span> anyone<\/span> who<\/span> needed<\/span> it<\/span> to<\/span> contact<\/span> the<\/span> city’s<\/span> crisis<\/span> hotline.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> so<\/span> far<\/span> seen<\/span> mass<\/span> shootings<\/span> in<\/span> 2023,<\/span> killing<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> people.<\/span> Most<\/span> recently,<\/span> three<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> students<\/span> died<\/span> and<\/span> five<\/span> were<\/span> injured<\/span> at<\/span> Michigan<\/span> State<\/span> University<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span> In<\/span> January,<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Monterey<\/span> Park<\/span> near<\/span> Los<\/span> Angeles,<\/span> 11<\/span> people<\/span> died<\/span> while<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> the<\/span> Lunar<\/span> New<\/span> Year<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> dance<\/span> hall<\/span> popular<\/span> with<\/span> older<\/span> Asian<\/span> Americans.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr.<\/span> Pacillas<\/span> said<\/span> his<\/span> two<\/span> people<\/span> detained<\/span> after<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> shooting,<\/span> as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> all<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> victims,<\/span> are<\/span> men.<\/span> El<\/span> Paso’s<\/span> University<\/span> Medical<\/span> Center<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> two<\/span> shooting<\/span> victims<\/span> being<\/span> treated<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> in<\/span> critical<\/span> condition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> condition<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> third<\/span> victim<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> immediately<\/span> known.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Police<\/span> had<\/span> previously<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> shooting<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> reported<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> mall’s<\/span> food<\/span> court.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Authorities<\/span> have<\/span> set<\/span> up<\/span> a<\/span> reunion<\/span> center<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> nearby<\/span> high<\/span> school<\/span> so<\/span> those<\/span> affected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> shooting<\/span> can<\/span> reunite<\/span> with<\/span> their<\/span> loved<\/span> ones.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> FBI,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> assisting<\/span> the<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> Police<\/span> Department<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> investigation,<\/span> has<\/span> launched<\/span> a<\/span> website<\/span> to<\/span> release<\/span> photos<\/span> and<\/span> videos<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> shooting.<\/span>
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Republican<\/span> Gov.<\/span> Greg<\/span> Abbott<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> tweet<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> night<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> spoke<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> mayor<\/span> of<\/span> El<\/span> Paso<\/span> and<\/span> offered<\/span> assistance<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Texas<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Public<\/span> Safety<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Texas<\/span> Emergency<\/span> Management<\/span> Agency.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Gun<\/span> Violence<\/span> Archive,<\/span> there<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 600<\/span> mass<\/span> shootings<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> in<\/span> 2022,<\/span> killing<\/span> or<\/span> injuring<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> four<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> people.<\/span>
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El Paso, Texas (AP) — One person was killed and three injured in an El Paso, Texas shopping mall shooting on Wednesday, leaving dozens dead in shootings across the United States this year.\u00a0 El Paso police said two people had been taken into custody hours after the shooting, but details of what led to the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[252,562,779],"tags":[36,77,886,1105,1106],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uskiling.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3979"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4015,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions\/4015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}