Texas: Hostage Situation Ends, Shooter Killed At Walmart In Amarillo
By RT
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.
Amarillo police identified the suspect on Tuesday afternoon as Mohammad Moghaddam, 45, adding that one of the hostages was a manager “with whom the suspect had a work related dispute.”
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.