At least one person died and three others were injured this Wednesday night after a shooting in a busy shopping center in El Paso (Texas), authorities said.
Police said one person was arrested following the shooting at
Cielo Vista Mall
, but the search is continuing at the scene as another person suspected of being connected to the attack is believed to be still at large.
"We have a person in custody," Sgt. Robert Gomez told a news conference.
"One other person may be involved as well, but they have not been arrested."
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The reason for the attack is unknown at the moment
,
which
local media
say began in the food court
of
the shopping center.
The state of health of the injured is also unknown.
"The mall scene is still active, avoid the area. Multiple agencies are responding to the area," El Paso police wrote in a tweet shortly before 8:00 p.m.
The Cielo Vista Mall shopping center is located a few meters from the Walmart where in 2019 23 people lost their lives during a hate attack.
