Police On Scene Of 'Reported Shooting' At Texas Wal-Mart
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Police say a suspect has been shot and is apparently dead after officers responded to a reported shooting inside a Wal-Mart store in Amarillo.
The Amarillo Police Department says in a statement that there are no confirmed gunshot victims at the store as of early Tuesday afternoon.
The department says officers are inside the store and that there is "no shooting ongoing at this moment." Police said earlier Tuesday that officers responded amid reports of an armed person inside who may have had hostages.
Police said earlier Tuesday that officers responded amid reports of an armed person inside who may have had hostages.
Police are urging residents to avoid the area.
The city released a statement saying emergency officials were "on the scene of an active shooter incident" at the store and there was no immediate word of injuries.
Authorities didn't immediately say what may have prompted the incident in Amarillo, a city in the Texas Panhandle. Some nearby streets were closed as a precaution.
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