by An ambulance arrives as police officers stand outside the Cielo Vista Mall after police said they were responding to gunshots fired at the mall’s food court in El Paso, Texas
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At least one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting at a mall in El Paso, Texas.
Police were called after 5 p.m. to reports of a shooting at the food court and Dillard’s department store at Cielo Vista Mall, KTSM reports.
Numerous police officers then arrived at the shopping center.
“Thank you to all law enforcement and first responders who moved quickly into action to protect our fellow Texans,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on twitter.
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