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| Hostage situation ends, shooter killed at Walmart in Amarillo, Texas – police | Hostage situation ends, shooter killed at Walmart in Amarillo, Texas – police |
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| An active shooter situation has ended at a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas after a SWAT team shot the gunman, local police say. The shooter had hostages. | An active shooter situation has ended at a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas after a SWAT team shot the gunman, local police say. The shooter had hostages. |
| The suspect has been shot by Amarillo police SWAT Team and "is apparently dead," police said. | The suspect has been shot by Amarillo police SWAT Team and "is apparently dead," police said. |
| "The hostages were freed within the past half hour after the suspect was shot and killed by Amarillo Police Department SWAT team members," the Randall County Sheriff's Office said. | "The hostages were freed within the past half hour after the suspect was shot and killed by Amarillo Police Department SWAT team members," the Randall County Sheriff's Office said. |
| The Amarillo Police Department has evacuated the west side of the store, according to KVII. | 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. | 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." | 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." |
| "We do consider this a work-place violence situation at this point," the sheriff's office said, adding that there have been no confirmed injuries. | "We do consider this a work-place violence situation at this point," the sheriff's office said, adding that there have been no confirmed injuries. |
| Police have not said if anyone is hurt but they have called for people to stay away from the area. | 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. | Witnesses said the shooter was an employee who took another employee hostage, KVII reported. |
| Customers and two Walmart employees were held hostage, but all are safe now, the company said in a statement. | Customers and two Walmart employees were held hostage, but all are safe now, the company said in a statement. |
| Amarillo police said there is currently no reason to believe the hostage situation was motivated by terrorism or political ideology, the Amarillo Globe-News reported. Police are not releasing the name, gender, or age of the suspect.The family of Glen Jones, the manager of the Walmart in Amarillo, told the Globe-News that Jones was taken hostage but was not harmed. |