A man comforts a woman at the scene of the shooting
A spokesperson for El Paso Mayor Dee Margo confirmed to ABC News that there were "multiple fatalities" from the shooting.
El Paso Police Department Sgt. Robert Gomez said that "we have ruled out multiple shooters," adding, "We have no information ... about what the motive is."
The shooting began in the parking lot outside the Walmart, an eyewitness told ABC News Radio, describing the shooter as dressed in cargo pants and wearing ear protectors.
The eyewitness, a shopper named Vanessa Saenz, said that she heard gunshots as she drove through the parking lot with her mother and at first saw a man who looked like he was dancing. Moments later, she said, she saw a woman a few feet away fall to the ground.
The eyewitness then described seeing victims near the shooter who became cornered -- with nowhere to run -- and then watched the gunman raise a rifle, aim it at them and start firing.
She described the man as then walking with confidence into the store, "like he was on a mission."
He went on, "At this second in time, we won't rule out multiple [shooters] until we have all the facts based on the investigation. Initial reports did advise multiple suspects. At this time, we do have one person in custody. We don't believe there's anybody outstanding so .... we are starting to secure the scene."
At 12:11 p.m. local time, the El Paso Police Department had issued a tweet that said in part, "We have multi reports of multiple shooters."
Area residents were urged by local law enforcement to avoid the area north of the I-10 highway area in east El Paso.
Scene is still active. We have multi reports of multiple shooters. Please avoid area police conducting search of a very large area. Media staging will be given when area is secure.
Source; Abc news
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