Published 14:15 IST, August 18th 2020
US: Police fatally shoot armed man in Texas store
An armed suspect is dead after exchanging gunfire with police and deputies Monday inside a department store in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, police said.
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An armed suspect is de after exchanging gunfire with police and deputies Monday inside a department store in Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, police said.
About 3pm CDT, (2000G) a man dressed in black and carrying an assault-style rifle walked into a Walmart Supercenter in Weslaco, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) rthwest of Brownsville, where he began arguing with a customer, Police Chief Joel Rivera told reporters.
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customer left and store evacuated as officers converged.
At officers' command, man dropped rifle but drew a handgun and exchanged fire, Rivera said.
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or injuries were reported.
motive and identity of suspect were t immediately available, Rivera said.
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14:15 IST, August 18th 2020