Twenty people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in the Texas city of El Paso.
Governor Greg Abbott described it as “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas”.
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The mother of the El Paso shooting suspect called Texas police weeks before the shooting to relay concerns about the semi-automatic rifle her son had acquired, according to reports.
She was concerned about her son’s age, maturity and lack of experience and whether he should, therefore, be allowed to own an “AK” type weapon, CNN reported.
The gunman’s actions, his family told The Wall Street Journal, “were apparently influenced and informed by people we do not know, and from ideas and beliefs we do not accept or condone.”
“He was raised in a family that taught love, kindness, respect, and tolerance — rejecting all forms of racism, prejudice, hatred, and violence,” his family said.
