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Active shooter barricaded in Amarillo, TX Walmart, may have hostages

RT
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:29 UTC

An active shooter situation is unfolding at a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas, local police say. The shooter is believed to have hostages, according to local reports.

The Amarillo Police Department has evacuated the west side of the store, according to KVII.

There have not been any confirmed gunshot victims inside the store, Amarillo PD said.

The Randall County Sheriff's Office says "several law enforcement agencies are currently on the scene with an armed subject," adding that "there are reports the subject inside may have hostages."

Police have not said if anyone is hurt but they have called for people to stay away from the area.

Witnesses said the shooter was an employee who took another employee hostage, KVII reported.

Reader Comments

ZeroDivide · 2016-06-14T17:55:23Z

Wouldn't this be a standard hostage situation? Why are we calling this an active shooter when they aren't shooting?

So the UN met last week about global disarmament (going so far as to consider 3d printers needing the same level of management as guns themselves.. because you could print a gun) ... now there are "active shooter" situations all over the country? It's just too damned convenient...

Baybars · 2016-06-14T18:04:02Z

It is convenient, isn't it? Gun and ammunition manufacturers stock prices rise every time these things hit the news but people should be hoarding weapons and ammo rather than buying stock...