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President Donald Trump has proposedtying legislation strengthening background checks on firearm sales to immigration reform.

In a tweet on Monday, Trump said: “We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain.”

“Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marryingthis legislation with desperately needed immigration reform,” Trump continued. “We must have something good,if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!”

It wasn’t immediately clear which specificpieces of legislation Trump was advocating in his messages.

Trump is due to speak from the White House at 10 a.m. ET.

Here is what we know about the El Paso shooting.

Jordan and Andre Anchondodied in the shooting in El Paso.

Socorro Independent School District in El Paso County asked its students and staff to wear white on Monday in solidarity with the victims of the shooting.

The Socorro Independent School District oversees more than 47,000 students in 49 schools.

El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz has warned that an attitude that sets different groups of people against one another “will only lead to more and more conflict.”

Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Seitz, of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, said:

Seitz has long been an outspoken critic of what he called the “militarization of the border.”

In a 2017 pastoral letter, Seitz denounced the “indefensible, hateful words towards our neighbors in Mexico, the demonization of migrants, and destructive language about our border.”

On Sunday, he said:

Federal authorities are treating the El Paso mass shooting as a case of domestic terrorism, the US Attorney for the Western District of Texassaid.

Law enforcement agencies respond to the shooting in El Paso.

The Justice Department is also “seriously considering” bringing federal hate crime and federal firearm charges, which carry a possible death penalty, US Attorney John Bash said in a news conference.

The case appears to meet the statutory definition of domestic terrorism, Bash said.

Read the full story here.

Leo Campos and Maribel Hernandez are among the 20 killed in the shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, family told CNN affiliate KFOX/KDBC.

Maribel Hernandez’s brother Al Hernandez said the two dropped their dog off at the groomers before going shopping at the Walmart on Saturday.

The brother said they knew something was wrong when the groomer called and said Campos and Hernandez had not picked up their dog. One of their family members was able to track the GPS of their vehicle to the Walmart parking lot.

Hernandez said police notified them on Sunday that both had died, KFOX/KDBC reported.

Seven Mexican nationals were killed in the El Paso shooting on Saturday, according to Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard.

Ebrard said on his Twitter page Sunday evening the seventh Mexican national is Ivan Filiberto Manzano from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

Previously, six Mexicans were confirmed to have died in the shooting.

The victims are as follows:

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Sunday that seven other Mexicans are injured.

Here’s what we know so far about those who were injured:

The Texas and American flags at the MacArthur School in El Paso, Texas, fluttered at half-staff, signaling a state and a nation in mourning.

A “Looking for Family or Friend” sign hangs above the front doors of the elementary-intermediate school. Inside, family and friends await news of loved ones they haven’t seen since a gunman went on a rampage at a Walmart on Saturday,killing 20 people and wounding at least 26.

This is the place authorities designated as a reunification center in the hours after the shooting, a place for friends and family members to find one another after the chaos saw people run for their lives – and, in so many cases, become separated.

On Sunday, it was the place where many found out a loved one was killed or wounded.

Most people who walk in and out of the school don’t want to talk. When asked if they would like to share their story, they wipe away tears and say no.

Outside the building, near the marquee reminding parents to register children for school, a group of people sobbed and hugged one another.

A woman who did not want to disclose her name said she was visiting with a friend who wastold her loved one had diedand was waiting to learn where she needed to go to identify the body.

Still others came to the school to get information because they didn’t know where else to go.

Read more on this here.

Cloudflare, a San Francisco-based company that was providing internet infrastructure services to 8chan that was helping keep the site online, announced that it would stop providing support for the website.

“The mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio are horrific tragedies,”Matthew Prince, Cloudflare CEO wrote in a blog postSunday evening.

“In the case of the El Paso shooting, the suspected terrorist gunman appears to have been inspired by the forum website known as 8chan. Based on evidence we’ve seen, it appears that he posted a screed to the site immediately before beginning his terrifying attack on the El Paso Walmart killing 20 people.”

Law enforcement officials in El Paso are investigating a document posted on 8chan that they believe was written by Patrick Crusius, the shooting suspect.

8chan is among the more than 19 million Internet properties that use Cloudflare’s service, according to Prince, who wrote 8chan was sent notice that they will be terminated as a customer effective midnight PST (3 a.m. ET).

“The rationale is simple: They have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths. Even if 8chan may not have violated the letter of the law in refusing to moderate their hate-filled community, they have created an environment that revels in violating its spirit.”

The announcement was an about-face after Cloudflare told CNN earlier Sunday that it had no plans to stop providing its services to 8chan.

It is possible 8chan may still be able to stay online using a Cloudflare competitor.

Angie Englisbee, 86, was one of the 20 who died in the shooting at the El Paso Walmart, her family have said.

Her son, Will Englisbee, told CNN’s Ed Lavandera that they wereinformed of her passing by authorities.

On Saturday, Englisbee told CNN that his brother had spoken with their mother at 10:30 a.m. local time and she was in the check-out line at the Walmart.

Police are in the process of notifying the families of victims, Sgt. Robert Gomez, a spokesperson for El Paso Police said at a press conference a few hours ago. He said that they will not name any victims until all families are notified and would not give any ages or other identifying information about the victims.

All bodies have been removed from the Walmart and taken to the medical examiner’s office, Gomez said.

There were no security officers present at the Walmart in El Paso at the time of Saturday’s shooting, Randy Hargrove, Senior Director of Media Relations for Walmart, told CNN.

Walmart deploys staffing appropriate for each of its store locations, Hargrove said. Some locations call for off-duty officers, while others require asset protection associates and others still call for parking lot patrols, he said.

The Walmart location in El Paso, Hargrove said, had a “Lot Cop” tower, a video and audio surveillance system installed in the parking lot intended to act as a deterrent to violent crimes or activity taking place on Walmart premises. Walmart is working with authorities in reviewing its surveillance video and audio content from Saturday’s shooting.

“One hundred percent of the associates at this store had completed their active shooter training,” Hargrove said.

The six Mexican nationals killed in the El Paso, Texas, shooting have been named by Mexico’s Secretary ofForeign Affairs Marcelo Ebrardvia Twitter.

He identified the victims as:

Earlier, Ebrard announced the Mexican government would be taking legal action against the US for the killings.

The suspect in the El Paso shooting is “cooperating” with investigators, El Paso Police Department Sgt. Robert Gomez tells CNN.

Police Chief Greg Allen told NBC that the suspect has been “volunteering information on his own” and has shown “no remorse” and “no regrets.”

The alleged gunman turned himself in to law enforcement after the shooting on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official. He exited his vehicle in the parking lot and walked over to law enforcement vehicles where he was arrested without incident.

The NRA has issued a statement expressing sympathy for the families of the shooting victims in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday and Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday.

“The NRA is committed to the safe and lawful use of firearms by those exercising their Second Amendment freedoms,” the NRA said.

“We will not participate in the politicizing of these tragedies, but, as always, we will work in good faith to pursue real solutions that protect us all from people who commit these horrific acts.”

Read the NRA statement on Twitter below:

Gabriel Gonzalez and a couple of friends raised some money on Saturday night and went to another Walmart Sunday morning to buy as much water as they could.

The 21-year-old and his friends have been driving around the city giving water to law enforcement, residents, reporters and anyone who needs it, because “it’s freaking hot here.”

“We are not detectives. We can’t investigate the crime scene, but we can do this,” Gonzalez said.

CNN’s Rosa Flores met Erika Contreras at the family reunification center at MacArthur Elementary School in El Paso. This is her story:

Contreras was at Walmart yesterday shopping for groceries and school supplies with her 7-year-old daughter and her 70-year-old mother when she said she heard what sounded like clapping.

When a large crowd of people started running towards them, the three generations of the Contreras family found themselves running for their lives. Beyond the rush of people, Contreras said she saw a man holding a gun and wearing protective gear for his ears.

“You could see people on the floor that had gotten hit,” Contreras said.

Contreras said she grabbed her daughter and mother and ran out of the back of the store. Her young daughter couldn’t stop crying when they got home.

“She couldn’t breathe. She was hyperventilating. She was crying and crying,” Contreras said.

After a restless night, Contreras said she and her family went to church this morning. Talking about her faith brought her to tears.

After church, she went back to another Walmart in town. Contreras said she was sweating, shaking, anxious and constantly looking behind her back, but she built up the courage to finish shopping for her daughter’s school supplies.

“We have to continue,” she cried.

Contreras said she was at the reunification center on Sunday to ask about retrieving her car from the Walmart parking lot. But she says authorities told her her car was part of a crime scene, and it was unclear when she would get it back.

For now, Contreras said she can’t stop thinking about how her daughter is supposed to start second grade at MacArthur Elementary in a few days, after having survived a massacre.

“I’m praying to God that she can overcome it,” she said.

All bodies have been removed from the Walmart and taken to the medical examiner’s office, according to Sgt. Robert Gomez, a spokesperson for El Paso Police.

Police are in the process of notifying the families of victims, Gomez said at a press conference. He added that they will not name any victims until all families are notified and would not give any ages or other identifying information about the victims.

Twenty people died in the Saturday shooting that took place at the El Paso Walmart.

The only crime scenes in this shooting were Walmart and the parking lot outside Walmart, according to Gomez. No incidents occurred in the mall.

Vehicles will remain in the Walmart parking lot until the investigation is completed, Gomez said.

The suspect has been charged with capital murder and is being held on no bond, Gomez said.

The FBI has called in additional resources, according to Special Agent Jeanette Harper, and members of the Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crime Fusion Cell are investigating.

Harper said the FBI executed three search warrants in the Dallas area this morning in relation to the investigation, and forensics processing and review of the evidence collected have begun.

The FBI does not believe anyone else was involved in the El Paso shooting, according to Harper.

The City of El Paso has issued a disaster declaration to aid in recovery efforts, according to a tweet from Mayor Dee Margo.

Margo says the declaration will activate appropriate recovery efforts from the state to help with the weekend’s tragedy.

“Our community has been resilient,” Margo said in a tweet, “We will not be defined by this senseless act of violence.”

“We will stay united as we work through the long healing process. We are incredibly proud of all our local, state, and federal first responders,” Margo tweeted.

The emotion is palpable outside the MacArthur Elementary School in El Paso, which has been designated as the reunification center for families who can’t find their loved ones since the massacre.

Couples, families and friends can be seen sobbing and embracing by the marquee sign that announces that the first day of school is August 12th.

Most people who walk in and out of the one-story building don’t want to talk to reporters. When we ask them if they would like to tell their stories they usually wipe away tears and nod no. Many wear sunglasses to undoubtedly hide their swollen eyes.

The Texas and American flags, which are at half staff in front of the school, rattled on the flag pole while two women hugged and cried. They did not share their names but said they were still waiting to hear about their loved one’s fate. Then they walked towards the school building, pulled up the yellow caution tape that authorities put up around the entrance and walked beyond the glass doors. A sign above the door frame reads: “looking for family or friend.”

The police officers on site tell reporters to stay across the street. Media is not allowed any closer.

Another woman who did not want to disclose her name said she was visiting with friends inside who were just told a loved one had died and were waiting to learn where they needed to go to identify the body.

Jordan Anchondo and her husband were at Walmart shopping for school supplies after dropping off their daughter at cheer practice when theshooter opened fire, her aunt Elizabeth Terry told CNN on Sunday.

The mother of three later died at a hospital after using her body to protect her 2-month-old son from gunfire, Terry said.

Anchondo’s husband, Andre, is still missing, the aunt said.

“How do parents go school shopping and then die shielding their baby from bullets?” Terry said.

“The baby still had her blood on him,” she said. “You watch these things and see these things and you never think this is going to happen to your family.”

In addition to her two-month-old son, Anchondo had two children ages 5 and 2.

“She was light of the family. She had the most contagious smile and laugh,” Terry told CNN.

“We lost the light of our family and the light of our heart. She would talk with anyone. She had a heart gold.”

Read the full story here.

The first responders and the victims affected by the El Paso massacre are dealing with a lot of trauma.

So Methodist Healthcare System is sending specially trained dogs to comfort them.

CNN affiliate KSAT reported that three pups named Chanel, Lady and Rudy would be deploying to El Paso on Sunday morning. They’re trained to seek out individuals and crisis and will be visiting multiple first responder stations as well as hospitals around the city, according to Methodist Health Systems.

“The rate of suicides by first responders—firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement—has escalated from one every seven days to one a day,” Methodist Health Systems said in a news release. “These dogs can reach places in the heart no human can.”

Bishop Mark J. Seitz, from the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, mourned Saturday’s tragedy and said that after meeting with the victims, “their questions are mine as well.”

In a statement, he also fiercely condemned racist and discriminatory ideology, saying he sees “the face of evil” in the US.

Here’s the bishop’s full statement:

The Mexican government will take legal action against the US after six Mexican nationals were killed in the shooting in El Paso, the country’s foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced on Sunday.

Ebrard did not specify exactly what the legal action will be, but said that more details would be announced at 5:30 p.m. ET.

In a video on his Twitter account, Ebrard called what happened in El Paso “unacceptable.”

“Mexico would like to express its utmost, profound condemnation and rejection of this barbaric act,” he said.

Six Mexicans were killed and seven are injured after the shooting, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Asked whathewas going to do to addressgunviolence, President DonaldTrump told reporters on Sunday that “a lot of things are in the works,” and said that his administration has done “much more than most administrations.”

The President was speaking on a tarmac in New Jersey after a weekend spent at his golf club.

The President oversaw a ban on so-called “bump stocks,” but his administration has not pursued large-scale gun control efforts. His predecessor, Barack Obama, took dozens of executive actions on gun control, including on background checks and mental health.

Trump also said on Sunday that this is a “mental illness” problem, while ignoring other questions on the topic, including one on white nationalism.

In addition, he praised law enforcement and said the massacres could have been worse.

The President said that he would address the two shootings in a statement around 10 a.m. ET on Monday.

“I’ll be making a statement tomorrow, sometime, but just on behalf of our First Lady and myself, condolences to all. We have to get it stopped. This has been going on for years,” he said.

CNN affiliate KFOX-TV has compiled a list of vigils happening around El Paso on Sunday for the victims of the shooting. Note that all times are local.

Six Mexican nationals were killed in the El Paso shooting on Saturday, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Previously, three Mexicans were confirmed to have died in the shooting.

Seven other Mexicans are injured, he announced in a televised statement on Sunday. He offered “solidarity to the victims’ families.”

Here’s what we know so far about those who were injured:

Adria Gonzalez, a 37-year-old assistant teacher at a school in Fort Bliss, says she was grocery shopping with her mother at Walmart on Saturday. They were walking by the meat section when they heard at least three gunshots.

“They didn’t sound like gunshots, it sounded more like something fell to the floor,” Gonzalez told CNN.

As Gonzalez stepped up to see what was happening, she says she saw the shooter near the store’s main entrance. She describes recalling the shooter was was wearing headphones or ear muffs, and he had a big gun.

Gonzalez says she saw a grade-school aged boy get shot in the leg, a man bleeding on the floor, and another man covered in blood trying to reach a child nearby.

Gonzalez says she pulled her mother by the blouse and walked toward a storage room in the back by the cold cuts section. She took off her cap and started waving it to signal to others inside the store. Gonzalez recalls about 40 people followed her, saying, “I could only think about getting my mom and others out of the store.”

For about 10 minutes, they waited inside the storage area until they could no longer hear gunshots. When they exited the store, people were running off and Walmart employees were trying to get people out of the area in their cars.

Gonzalez and her mom had to get a ride elsewhere to get out because they couldn’t get closer to the parking lot. Their car is still at the Walmart because police have the area blocked.

She says she can still see the boy getting injured, and she wonders how he’s doing. She’s also thinking about a woman who she tried to help get out and couldn’t. Gonzalez hopes she is fine and wishes she could find whether she made it out safe.

As communities in El Paso come to terms with the aftermath of the shooting, civic groups are mobilizing to help those affected cover medical, funeral and other costs.

You can support the people affected by this tragedy by going to this site.

Donations will go to the El Paso Community Foundation and the Paso del Norte Foundation, who are both nonprofit organizations assisting victims in El Paso.

CNN’s Impact Your World will update this article as opportunities to help the Dayton community arise.

Federal authorities are treating the El Paso shooting as domestic terrorism, and the Justice Department is “seriously considering” bringing federal hate crime and federal firearm charges against the suspect.

CNN’s Mallory Simon, who covers racism and hate in America, writes that these decisions are a significant step, but they’re not enough to stop such attacks:

CNN’s Nicole Chavez is on the ground in El Paso talking to people who were inside the Walmart where a gunman opened fire, and those who are visiting the site to honor victims.

Tomas Rojas is a 62-year-old custodian at MacArthur Elementary School in El Paso. He said he was inside Walmart paying for a prescription when the shooter walked in. Rojas said he applied a tourniquet to a woman who was shot in the arm, and waited with her for about 30 minutes.

Outside the store, members of the community are coming out to honor those who lost their lives. Alfredo Angcayan, a 62-year-old veteran who lives in Central El Paso, came to leave flowers at the Walmart. He said he had to support his community.

The photo below shows just how close people can get to the scene right now.

In addition to the community members coming to pay tribute, those who were inside the Walmart during the shooting are now returning to retrieve their vehicles.

After the shooting in El Paso, Texas, the Southern Poverty Law Center denounced President Trump’s “racially-driven rhetoric,” and said that his policies, appointments, and rhetoric were “making America a more dangerous place for all of us.”

“As we head into another election cycle, Trump shows no signs of stopping and is, in fact, doubling down on his efforts to turn the country into an increasingly unwelcome environment for anyone who isn’t white,” the statement continued. “To pretend that his administration and the hateful rhetoric it spreads doesn’t play a role in the kind of violence that we saw yesterday in El Paso is ignorant at best and irresponsible at worst.”

First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen. The University of Texas at Austin.

And now,a Walmart in El Paso.

Of the 10 deadliest shootings in modern US history, four have taken place in Texas:

First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs: 25 and an unborn child killed

November 5, 2017 – A manwalks intoa small churchin a rural Texas town and guns down 25 people and an unborn child. The shooter, identified by two law enforcement sources as Devin Patrick Kelley, is found dead after a brief chase, but it’s unclear whether he is killed or took his own life. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history.

Luby’s Cafeteria: 23 killed

October 16, 1991 – In Killeen, Texas, 35-year-old George Hennard crashes his pickup truck through the wall of a Luby’s Cafeteria. After exiting the truck, Hennard shoots and kills 23 people. He then takes his own life.

Walmart in El Paso: At least 20 killed

August 3, 2019 – Twenty people are killed when a man walks into a Walmart andbegins firing. Officials said up to 3,000 shoppers and 100 employees are inside the building at the time.

University of Texas: 18 killed

August 1, 1966 – Charles J. Whitman, a former US Marine, kills 16 and wounds at least 30 while shooting from a tower at the University of Texas at Austin. Police officers Ramiro Martinez and Houston McCoy shoot and kill Whitman in the tower. Whitman killed his mother and wife earlier in the day.

President Donald Trump condemned the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, as “hateful and cowardly acts.”

“We share in the pain and suffering of all those injured in these two senseless attacks,” he said in a statement released by the White House.

The President also ordered the flags on the White House, all public buildings, all military posts and facilities abroad to be lowered to half staff until sunset on Thursday, August 8.

The shooting suspect has been charged with capital murder, El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza said in a press conference.

“We will seek the death penalty,” Esparza said.

US Attorney John Bash said he is working with authorities in bringing federal hate crimes charges and federal firearms charges, which would carry the death penalty against the suspect.

“We are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we’re gonna do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice,” Bash said.

On Saturday, police said a document they believe was written by the 21-year-old white male suspect has a “nexus to a potential hate crime.”

The four-page document posted online espouses white nationalist and racist views. It rails against immigrants and Hispanics, blaming immigrants and first-generation Americans for taking away jobs and for the blending of cultures in the US.

The document has not yet been officially linked to the suspect.

CNN reported the suspect is Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, according to three sources.

Seven Mexicans were injured in the shooting in El Paso, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter.

“We have confirmed 7 Mexicans were injured,” Ebrard wrote in Spanish. “The FBI will inform us at 9 a.m. regarding those deceased in the El Paso tragedy. There are Mexicans among them. It’s a day of mourning for Mexico and the United States.”

Three Mexican nationals are among the dead, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Twitter.

Ebrard tweeted his condolences to the shooting victims in both El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. There are no Mexicans among the victims in Dayton at this time, he said.

These are the Mexican victims injured in El Paso that we know about:

Ebrard said on Saturday that they were being treated at the UMC Hospital in El Paso.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the El Paso shooting victims.

Flags will remain at half-staff through sunset on Thursday, August 8.

Three patients treated at Del Sol Medical Center remain in critical condition, Director Dr. Stephen Flaherty said at a news conference Sunday morning. Eight others being treated at the hospital are in stable condition, Dr. Flaherty said. The ages of the 11 patients treated at the hospital range from 35 - 82 years of age, Dr. Flaherty added.

“We do anticipate one patient being discharged today,” Dr. Flaherty said. “Some of the other stable patients, when they wake up, we will evaluate when they can go home.”

El Paso Police Sgt. Robert Gomeztold reporters during a media briefing Saturday night the suspected shooter was speaking to investigators.

“His motives and what transpired are being investigated,”Gomez said.

He has not been formally charged, Gomez said.

“This is the most traumatic scene that I’ve been close to and I can tell you that the investigators are doing their best to complete this investigation proper with the respect and dignity the victims deserve, but it is tough to see this type of heinous crime occur in your community,”Gomez said.

US Customs and Border Protection in El Paso tweeted that it is not conducting enforcement operations at hospitals, reunification centers or shelters after the Walmart shooting.

A photo of Patrick Crusius, who three sources identified to CNN as the suspect in Saturday’s shooting, was provided to CNN by a law enforcement source.

A reporter asked Democratic presidential candidateBeto O’Rourke, an El Paso native, the following question during an interview Saturday:

“Regarding the manifesto and everything that was in it, fears about Hispanic immigration and all that, does any of this fall at the feet of President Donald Trump and his rhetoric that’s been growing over the last couple weeks and his alleged racist tweets and other rhetoric?”

O’Rourke said, “Yes.”

“We’ve had a rise in hate crimes every single one of the last three years, during an administration where you have a president who’s called Mexicans rapists and criminals. Though Mexican immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than those born here in the country, he has tried to make us afraid of them, to some real effect and consequence, attempting to ban all Muslims from this country. The day he signed that executive order the mosque in Victoria, Texas, was burned to the ground. Those chants that we heard in Greenville, North Carolina, ‘send her back,’ talking about our fellow American citizens, duly elected to represent their constituents in the congress who happen to be women of color. He is a racist and he stokes racism in this country, and it does not just offend oursensibilities. It fundamentally changes the character of this country and it leads to violence.”

A source familiar with the investigative process says the FBI has opened a domestic terrorism investigation into the mass shooting in El Paso to be worked concurrent to the state investigation, with Texas authorities takingthe lead.

TheFBI, the source indicated,is surging resources from neighboring satellite offices in Texas and assets are on standby to assist should the state request.

President Donald Trump called the mass shooting Saturday an “act of cowardice,” and said there “are no reasons or excuses that will ever justify killing people.”

He ended his two-tweet message by saying both he and first lady Melania Trump sent “heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the great people of Texas.”

The FBI is asking witnesses who took photos or videos during the shooting in El Paso, Texas, to submit their unedited media to them for examination.

Files can be submitted here.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon posted an Instagram message in the wake of the deadly shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas.

“I can’t believe I’m sending a note like this twice in one week,” he said.“My heart aches for the community in El Paso, especially for the associates and customers at store 2201 and the families of the victims of today’s tragedy.I’m praying for them and I hope you will join me.”

A disgruntled Walmart employee killed two co-workers and wounded an officer at a Mississippi store on July 30.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Twitter that three Mexicans are among those killed in the shooting in El Paso, Texas.

Additionally, six Mexicans are wounded, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, said on Twitter.

President López Obrador offered his condolences to family and friends of those affected by the shooting.

“Our support and solidarity to the American people, to the US government and our complete support to our con-nationals. That’s the instruction I’ve given to the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and to the [Mexican] Consul in El Paso, Texas,” the President said.

López Obrador added that he was “shocked” by the news.

Suspected shooter Patrick Crusius attended Collin College in McKinney, Texas, from 2017-2019, according to a statement from District President Dr. Neil Matkin.

“We are saddened and horrified by the news of the shooting today in El Paso, Texas. A student by the name of Patrick Crusius attended Collin College from fall 2017 through spring 2019,” Matkin said in the statement.

“Collin College is prepared to cooperate fully with state and federal authorities in their investigation of this senseless tragedy. We join the governor and all Texans in expressing our heartfelt concern for the victims of the shooting and their loved ones.”

After a deadly shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, another Walmart about 15 miles southeast of the city has closed for the day.

The city of Socorro, Texas, tweeted that its local Walmart was closing to allow its employees to go home. Socorro Police is monitoring all shopping districts in the area.

“After speaking with our police department, the neighborhood Walmart will be closing for the rest of the day allowing their employees to go home for the day. Socorro PD is actively patrolling and will be monitoring all shopping districts,” the city said on Twitter.

Earlier today, Walmart’s corporate headquarters tweeted about the shooting:

“We’re in shock over the tragic events at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, where store 2201 & club 6502 are located. We’re praying for the victims, the community & our associates, as well as the first responders. We’re working closely with law enforcement & will update as appropriate.”

Twenty people are dead and more than two dozen are injured following a shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a press conference on Saturday.

“We as a state unite in support of the victims and their family members,” Abbott said. “We want to do all we can to assist them.”

El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen said that 26 people were wounded.

The shooting has a “nexus to a hate crime,” according to Allen. The FBI cautioned that more investigative work is needed to determine whether it was a hate crime.

Allen said the state of Texas will be the lead in prosecution of the suspect and that it is currently looking at potential capital murder charges.

The deceased will remain at the scene while the investigation continues, Allen said.

El Paso police are holding a press conference on the shooting at an area shopping center.

Watch it here on CNN.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that at least 15 people were killed in a shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas.

“You know that number keeps changing.I hate to pin down a certain number, but I think it was definitely a large number.At least what I’m hearing, the reports between 15 and 20 are probably accurate,” Paxton said.

Police have not yet given a concrete number on how many victims there were in the shooting.

The El Paso Police Department tweeted that they will hold a press conference at 7:30 p.m. ET, or 5:30 p.m. local time.

Facebook is working with law enforcement after the shooting in El Paso, Texas, a spokesperson for the company said.

The social media network removed a Facebook and Instagram account under the suspect’s name: Patrick Crusius.

“Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Content that praises, supports or represents the shooting or anyone responsible violates our Community Standards and we will continue to remove as soon as we identify it,” Facebook’s spokesperson said.

Two federal law enforcement sources told CNN that investigators are reviewing an online writing posted days before the shooting that may speak to a motive. The online posting was believed to be written by Crusius, the sources said, but that hasn’t been confirmed.

The shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso has left multiple people dead, local officials said. Police are working with federal, state and local agencies on their investigation.

Here’s what we know so far:

There’s been an outpouring of support from the local El Paso community after the mass shooting at a shopping center in the city.

Frances Yepez is waiting to donate blood at Vitalant Blood Services on N. Zaragoza Rd, where she said there is a two-hour wait to give blood.

Yepez said the center is at maximum capacity and is no longer taking donations today, but there’s already a line to sign up to donate tomorrow.

“The line just continues and continues to grow,” she told CNN.

Yepez described the scene to CNN’s Alisha Ebrahimji:

Earlier, police tweeted that there was an urgent need for blood donations.

Democratic leaders in Congress called Saturday for gun control – with a focus on the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted, “The situation in El Paso is heartbreaking. We are so grateful to the first responders on the scene. I am praying for the victims, the survivors, and their families. We must act to help end gun violence in America.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered prayers for those affected by the shooting, thanks to first responders – and a jab at Senate Republicans for blocking gun control.

“Too many families in too many communities have been forced to endure the daily horror of gun violence.Enough is enough,” Pelosi wrote in a statement. “The Republican Senate’s continued inaction dishonors our solemn duty to protect innocent men, women and children and end this epidemic once and for all.”

“We will continue to insist on commonsense steps to keep our families and our communities safe,” she added. “May it be a comfort to those grieving the loss of their loved ones that so many Americans mourn with and pray for them at this difficult time.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell weighed in on the shooting Saturday evening.

“The entire nation is horrified by today’s senseless violence in El Paso,” McConnell tweeted. “Elaine’s and my prayers go out to the victims of this terrible violence, their families and friends, and the brave first responders who charged into harm’s way.

The suspect in the deadly shooting at an El Paso shopping center is Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, three sources tell CNN.

The information comes from two federal law enforcement sources and one state government source. The federal sources tell CNN that investigators are reviewing an online writing posted days before the shooting that may speak to a motive.

The online posting was believed to be written by Crusius, the sources said, but that has not been confirmed.

In a news conference, Sgt. Robert Gomez of the El Paso Police Department told reporters the suspect in custody is a white male in his 20s.

Inside Cielo Vista mall, crowds of people hid inside retail stores for hours after hearing reports of an active shooter.

Brandon Chavez, 26, an employee at Forever 21, had just started his shift when he saw customers and staffers running to the stock room to take shelter.

“There were about 20 children and adults, plus employees hiding, all cramped like sardines. Most of us were desperate, some were on their phones, there were girls crying, people trying to talk to each other and women with babies in their arms.”

Store employees had closed the glass doors but he could see police officers walking around the mall and evacuating from other stores.

After police officers knocked on the store’s doors, Chavez says his group had to leave the store, forming a line with their hands up and running.

No one was shot at Cielo Vista Mall or on its property, according to Simon Property Group Chief Marketing Officer Mikael Thygesen.

Thygesen says the shooting occurred on Walmart’s property and in the Walmart parking lot.

The mall was put on lockdown because of the shooting, Thygesen said.

The shooting occurred at a sprawling shopping center on the east side of El Paso, located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Hawkins Boulevard.

Police say they received reports of gunfire at a Walmart store and Cielo Vista Mall next door, but a spokesperson for Simon Property Group said that no one was shot at the mall or on its property.

The Cielo Vista Mall is the largest mall in El Paso. It also serves the nearby communities of Socorro, Fabens, Ft. Bliss and even the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez.

There are also several restaurants, a movie theater, a large bus terminal and a Sam’s Club store in the complex.

Spc. Glendon Oakly said he was at a sporting goods store inside the Cielo Vista Mall when a child ran inside “telling us there’s an active shooter at Walmart.”

Oakly told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that no one took the child seriously because of his age and because he was talking about the Walmart nearby, not the mall where they were.

About five to seven minutes later, Oakly said he walked to Footlocker and heard two gunshots.

“I just thought about getting the kids out of the way,” he said.

Oakly said Footlocker closed the cage, but some people got it open. He saw many children running around without their parents, so he picked up three kids and ran as fast as he could.

“I wasn’t worried about myself,” he said. “I was just trying to get those kids out of there.”

Listen to Oakly’s account:

President Donald Trump called the shooting in El Paso, Texas, “terrible” on Twitter, saying that he offered the government’s support to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

“Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement,” the President wrote. “Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government. God be with you all!”

Vice President Mike Pence also weighed in, offering prayers to the victims and thanks to law enforcement and first responders attending the scene.

“Saddened by the loss of so many innocent lives in El Paso, TX,” Pence tweeted. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and the entire community. Grateful for the courageous efforts and swift action by federal law enforcement and local first responders.”

El Paso police say that only one suspect is in custody and that they don’t believe any other suspects are outstanding right now, according to spokesperson Sgt. Robert Gomez.

Gomez said the suspect is a man, but his age is unknown.

Earlier, Mayor Dee Margo said that at least three suspects were in custody.

There are multiple victims, according to Gomez, but he said he couldn’t confirm how many or what their status was.

Authorities were initially given multiple possible locations for the shooting, Gomez said, at both a Walmart and the Cielo Vista Mall next door.

Several Democratic presidential candidates have weighed in on shooting in El Paso, Texas expressing their condolences and calling for gun reform:

Michael Bennet

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet tweeted, “My heart breaks for the people of El Paso. Enough is enough. We must find a way to come together as a country to end this epidemic.”

Joe Biden

The former Vice President tweeted, “Heartbroken to hear the news from El Paso. Our thoughts are with those impacted by yet another senseless act of gun violence in America.”

“How many lives must be cut short? How many communities must be torn apart?” he added. “It’s past time we take action and end our gun violence epidemic.”

John Delaney

“Today’s tragedy in El Paso is heartbreaking for every American. Our prayers go out to the residents of El Paso and all those who have been affected by this horrific act of cowardice. As we all recognize, our thoughts and prayers are insufficient, we must demand action,” the former Maryland congressman tweeted.

“We must address the gun violence epidemic that is ravaging our country,” he added. “Thank you to all the members of law enforcement for their work at the scene.”

Tulsi Gabbard

The Hawaii congresswoman tweeted, “Sending all of our love and strength to the people of El Paso during this terrible tragedy. Thank you to the brave first responders, putting their lives on the line to prevent more from being killed. We can and must come together to prevent these senseless shootings.”

Kamala Harris

“Last week it was Gilroy. Today it’s El Paso,” Harris, a California senator, tweeted. “How can our country tolerate this? My prayers are yet again with families who are grieving and my thanks are with the first responders, but that is not enough. We must act.”

Jay Inslee

Inslee, the governor of Washington state, called for support for gun control group Mom’s Demand Action following the shooting.

“Truly heartbreaking news out of El Paso today,” he tweeted. “We must come together and summon the courage to say: no more. We cannot allow this to remain our new normal. Support @MomsDemand as they work to combat the scourge of gun violence in our country.”

Amy Klobuchar

Minnesota Sen Amy Klobuchar tweeted, “My heart breaks for El Paso and those killed and injured by another mass shooting. This can’t keep happening. It just can’t. Every day Congress refuses to act and pass gun laws is a horrible omission of responsibility. This is a tragedy.”

Seth Moulton

The Massachusetts congressman tweeted, “Absolutely heartbroken to hear the news out of El Paso. We cannot allow this to keep happening in America. Citizens don’t need guns to protect them from government—they need the government to step up and protect them from guns.”

Tim Ryan

“Heart goes out to the people of El Paso and my friend Beto O’Rourke,” Ohio congressman Tim Ryan tweeted Saturday.

Bernie Sanders

The Vermont senator tweeted, “Everyone in America, myself included, is devastated by the news of this latest attack in El Paso. Sadly, after each of these tragedies the Senate does nothing. That has got to change.”

Tom Steyer

Billionaire Tom Steyer tweeted, “Praying for El Paso. We need gun control NOW.”

Elizabeth Warren

Warren, a Massachusetts senator, tweeted that she was “heartbroken” by the news of the shooting.

“The news out of El Paso is devastating. I’m heartbroken for the victims and their families. Far too many communities have suffered through tragedies like this already. We must act now to end our country’s gun violence epidemic,” she wrote.

At least 22 people have been injured in the shooting at a shopping center in El Paso.

Eleven of the victims have been transported to the University Medical Center of El Paso, according to Ryan Mielke, the hospital’s Director of Public Affairs. Their injuries range from severe to non-life threatening.

Del Sol Medical Center has also received 11 people from the scene of the shooting, according to hospital spokesman Victor Guerrero.

Del Sol said it is not expecting any additional patients at this time.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting in El Paso, White House Deputy Press Sec. Steven Groves said.

He has also spoken with Attorney General William Barr and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Walmart issued a statement in light of the shooting at an El Paso shopping center.

“We’re in shock over the tragic events at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, where store 2201 & club 6502 are located,” the retailer said. “We’re praying for the victims, the community & our associates, as well as the first responders. We’re working closely with law enforcement & will update as appropriate.”

The scene in El Paso is unfolding in the same week that two employees were fatally shot ata Walmart store in Southaven, Mississippi, and three people were shot and killed at theGilroy Garlic Festivalin California.

Three suspects are in custody after the shooting in El Paso, the city’s mayor told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.

“This is a tragedy that I’m having a hard time getting my arms around, frankly,” Mayor Dee Margo said with his voice breaking.

Multiple people are dead, and several people have been transported to the hospital, El Paso Police Sgt. Enrique Castillo said in a press briefing.

Police said they are searching multiple scenes in addition to the Walmart where the shooting reportedly took place. Castillo said there is no imminent threat to the community.

A reunification center has been set up at MacArthur Intermediate School in El Paso, Castillo added.

Watch El Paso Mayor Dee Margo’s interview with Wolf Blitzer:

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock reacted early to the shooting situation in El Paso, Texas, as information emerged Saturday afternoon.

At a public union forum in Las Vegas, Booker told reporters that he didn’t have a lot of the details yet.

But he began to passionately advocate for people to join together for a “movement” now —and not to wait for Election Day —to act on passing gun reforms “before it happens to yet another community, before another person dies.”

“I just want to say we are in this unimaginably just distraught moment in this country where we seem to be almost accepting this idea that these are going to be a regular occurrence,” Booker said. “And so I have had enough of this, especially living in a community where gun shots are all too regular.”

“We have to, in this election, have leaders who are willing to stand up and say I’m not going to let this issue be determined by what the interests of the corporate gun lobby are,” Booker said.

Booker later posted to Twitter, “Enough. We need to end this national nightmare.”

Bullock said “my (heart goes) out to the folks in Texas.”

“I think if we could ever look at this as a public health issue — not just a political issue — we could make meaningful progress,” Bullock said.

Former San Antonio Mayor JuliánCastro took to Twitter to call the shooting, “truly devastating” and asked for people to “stay safe.”

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, a spiritual book author and native of Houston, offered prayers for the inhabitants of El Paso, as well as prayers “for all the rest of us as well, that we might summon up the courage to remove this scourge from our midst.”

Democratic presidential hopeful and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg tweeted, “My grandmother used to take me to Cielo Vista Mall. Now it’s one more mass shooting scene. How many more must grieve before we act?

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz also addressed the shooting, tweeting, “My heart is with everyone in El Paso struck by this unspeakable evil. Heidi & I are praying for the victims & their families & are grateful for the first responders, local authorities & law enforcement working tirelessly to bring the perpetrator of this depraved act to justice.”

“There are millions of people in Texas and across the country standing behind you,” he added.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responding to the shooting in El Paso.

Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on Twitter that the Texas Department of Public Safety is assisting local law enforcement and federal authorities in bringing the situation to an end.

“In El Paso, the Texas Dept. of Public Safety is assisting local law enforcement & federal authorities to bring this tragedy to the swiftest & safest possible conclusion,” Abbott wrote. “We thank all First Responders for their courageous response & urge all area residents to remain safe.”

Multiple people have been killed in the shooting in El Paso, according to Olivia Zepeda, Chief of Staff to El Paso’s mayor.

Zepeda said suspects were in custody, but did not say how many people were injured or how many suspects there were.

El Paso Police tweeted that the scene is still active.

Police say they have reports of multiple shooters at the scene near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso. They added that the scene is still active and urged people to avoid the area.

“Scene is still Active. We have multi reports of multiple shooters. Please avoid area police conducting search of a very large area. Media staging will be given when area is secure,” the department wrote.

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate responded to the news of the shooting on Twitter.

“Truly heartbreaking. Stay safe, El Paso. Please follow directions of emergency personnel as we continue to get more updates,” he wrote.

O’Rourke was born in El Paso, Texas, and was a member of the El Paso City Council from 2005-2011.

In 2012, he was elected as the US House Representative for Texas’ 16th congressional district, which serves El Paso and its surrounding area.

Veronica Escobar, the district’s current US representative, tweeted, “Utterly heartbroken by the developing news in El Paso. Monitoring the situation and in communication with our law enforcement. Please stay safe.”

At least three businesses in the area are on lockdown.

Three Walmart employees took refuge at a Landry’s Seafood house, restaurant manager Oscar Collazo told CNN. He said the women appeared “shook up” but not injured.

Landry’s had already gone on lockdown, Collazo said, but opened its doors when the Walmart employees ran there.

“We never thought it would be so close to us this time,” he said. “You see on the news all the time, but you don’t think it could happen here until it does.”

The nearby Hooters and Red Lobster are also on lockdown. Employees at those restaurants told CNN they are safe and see a lot of police, helicopters and people running around outside.

Police in El Paso, Texas, are responding to an active shooter in the area of the Cielo Vista Mall, the agency tweeted.

“Scene is still active,” the police wrote, adding, “avoid the area.”

The Cielo Vista mall is in an area full of chain storers and restaurants, including Walmart, Hooters and Red Lobster.

It is about 2 miles south of the El Paso International Airport.

The first homes in Cielo Vista were built in 1953. By the 1960s, it had become one of the city’s “most desirable residential communities,” according to a Cielo Vista Neighborhood Action Plan filed with the city in May 2010.