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El Paso residents stand outside after a vigil ceremony at Saint Pius X Church. AFP
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This CCTV image obtained by KTSM 9 news channel shows the gunman as he entered the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso on 3 August, 2019.
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Police stand at attention during an active shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, USA, 3 August 2019. EPA
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Law enforcement agencies cover the exits of a Walmart where a shooting occurred near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas. AFP
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El Paso Police Department Sgt. Robert Gomez briefs media on the shooting. AFP
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Shopping carts sit next to a curb after a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, USA. EPA
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Police stand at attention during a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. EPA
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Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas. AFP
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Police are seen after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Reuters
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Edie Hallberg, third from left, speaks with police officers outside the Walmart store as she's looking for her missing mother Angie Englisbee, 87, who was in the store during the shooting in El Paso, Texas. AP Photo
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A woman reacts after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Reuters
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People gather in Juarez, Mexico, in a vigil for the 3 Mexican nationals who were killed in the El Paso shopping-complex shooting. AP Photo
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Samuel Lerma, Arzetta Hodges and Desiree Qunitana join mourners taking in a vigil at El Paso High School. Reuters
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El Paso residents stand outside after a vigil ceremony at Saint Pius X Church. AFP
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This CCTV image obtained by KTSM 9 news channel shows the gunman as he entered the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso on 3 August, 2019.
AFP / KTSM 9 news Channel
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Police stand at attention during an active shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, USA, 3 August 2019. EPA
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Law enforcement agencies cover the exits of a Walmart where a shooting occurred near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas. AFP
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El Paso Police Department Sgt. Robert Gomez briefs media on the shooting. AFP
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Shopping carts sit next to a curb after a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, USA. EPA
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Police stand at attention during a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. EPA
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Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas. AFP
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Police are seen after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Reuters
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Edie Hallberg, third from left, speaks with police officers outside the Walmart store as she's looking for her missing mother Angie Englisbee, 87, who was in the store during the shooting in El Paso, Texas. AP Photo
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A woman reacts after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Reuters
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People gather in Juarez, Mexico, in a vigil for the 3 Mexican nationals who were killed in the El Paso shopping-complex shooting. AP Photo
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Samuel Lerma, Arzetta Hodges and Desiree Qunitana join mourners taking in a vigil at El Paso High School. Reuters
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El Paso residents stand outside after a vigil ceremony at Saint Pius X Church. AFP
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