Amarillo (Texas) police on scene of active shooting with hostage situation where 1 to 3 Muslim Somalis dressed in Walmrt uniforms are holding hostages at Walmart in Amarillo, TX, and SWAT is responding. The number of Somali terrorists is unconfirmed. AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) –
“The Amarillo Police Department is reporting an active situation at the Amarillo Walmart at 4215 Canyon Drive. Early reports indicate an armed man is inside the store. APD and several other agencies including DPS, Amarillo Emergency Management and Randall County are on scene. There are unconfirmed reports of a possible hostage situation. Police are searching for a Somalian manwearing Kakhi pants.”
Police are shutting down I-27 & Georgia Northbound frontage road. Police are asking motorists to please avoid the area so that officers can focus on the scene and not traffic.
NewsChannel10 has multiple crews on the scene and will report details as they become available.
ABC 7 news team have confirmed the Amarillo Police Department are evacuating people out of the West side of the building. The shooter is believed to have taken hostages.
A citizen tweeted that he heard on police scanner that it was 3 Somalis who were the hostage takers. The number is conflicting since “Police on scene asked for interpreter and said suspect was a Somali.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates below. UPDATES
Police scanner:12:18PM Amarillo time: “There are no injuries inside the store.” Police scanner: 12:21 “Shots fired."
Police scanner: 12:27 “suspect has a colored shirt on top of his Walmart shirt is identified to be male, black."
Police scanner: 12:31 “shooter down”
Police scanner 12:33: Arabic writing and some notes found on shooter who is down and contained.
Police scanner 12:39 Police confirm Arabic language found in shooters vehicle, Toyota Avalon (green) with stolen tags parked in the disabled spot.
Police scanner 12:45 Shooter’s name is Mohammed Khalid (keep in mind the spelling in English could have varieties)
NOW THE B.S: ITS CATEGORIZED AS “WORKPLACE VIOLENCE”
**** UPDATE FROM RANDALL COUNTY SHERRIF’S DEPT ****
It has been confirmed that there is one person armed with a gun inside Walmart and at least one hostage.
We do consider this a work-place violence situation at this point. All agencies are on scene, including Amarillo SWAT, APD, RCSO, PCSO, and DPS. The SWAT robot is currently being utilized.
Although there were reports of shots fired when officers arrived on scene, there have been no confirmed injuries.
Police scanner 1:07 Female witness questioned by police Conclusion: a Muslim Somali takes hostages, is gunned down, leaves a note in Arabic and they concluded quickly minutes after saying it was “workplace violence” before getting an interpreter or even obtaining more data.
Lt. Erick Bohanan with APD's Special Crimes Unit has confirmed the identity of the suspect involved in the hostage situation at Walmart at I-27 and Georgia Street.
Amarillo police said the investigation indicates that there was a dispute between him and management over a promotion. One of the two hostages taken was the manager that was involved in the dispute. Police have no information on the identity of the second hostage.
Police were on scene of the suspect's home in the 1900 block of SE 36th Avenue. Police took items from the residence, but wouldn't say exactly what was taken. The officer said it could be used as potential evidence.
According to public records, the suspect filed for bankruptcy and was a registered voter.
The situation ended with two officers firing their weapons at the suspect, as those SWAT officers found the suspect armed with a handgun and a threat to the two hostages. It was confirmed that Moghaddam was dead around 12:20 p.m. Police say when the suspect entered the store, he fired at least one shot toward the ceiling, and no other shots were fired after.
At this time, the store remains closed as authorities continue their investigation. Police say there is no indication that this had anything to do with terrorism or the shooting that happened in Orlando.
Walmart released a statement nearly 3 hours after a hostage situation at the Walmart on I-27 & Georgia ended. (Photo: ABC 7 Amarillo)
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Several agencies responded to the Walmart on I-27 and Georgia Street around 11 a.m. on Tuesday regarding an active shooter.
The shooter, who took two hostages, was shot and killed by SWAT around 12:20 p.m. Neither of the hostages were injured and police described the situation as a workplace-type incident.
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