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.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.
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.”
NewsChannel10 has multiple crews on the scene and will report details as they become available.
http://www.newschannel10.com/category/301028/newschannel-10-live-streaming-video
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)
Police scanner 12:48 Suspect has been shot by SWAT team and is DEAD per Randall County Sheriff’s Office
NOW THE B.S: ITS CATEGORIZED AS “WORKPLACE VIOLENCE”
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.
Article reposted with permission from Shoebat.com
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.
According to police the suspect was 54-year-old Mohammad Moghaddam, who was an employee at the store.
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.
Walmart released a brief statement on one of their Twitter accounts following the incident.
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.
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/police-release-name-of-suspect-in-walmart-hostage-situation
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.
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/walmart-releases-statement-regarding-hostage-situation-in-amarillo
1 comment:
AND Y'T PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED AND ACTUALLY WONDER WHY OBESITY IS RAMPANT IN AMERICA? LAND OF THE SLAVE!
COULD IT BE BECAUSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE RIGS EVERY MARKET IT EVER STEPS INTO? ALL THE MANUFACTURING JOBS=POOF, GONE.
ALL OTHER BIG TIME OPPORTUNITIES=POOF, GONE THANKS TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S POINT SYSTEM.
CLICKBANK? HOO BOY, FOR TEN PLUS YEARS CLICKBANK HAS BEEN RIGGED. THE NSA SPENDS 90% OF ITS TIME SECOND BY SECOND RIGGING CLICKBANK MARKETS FOR THE FED, SO THAT ONLY NSA INSIDERS MAKE ANYTHING.
SAME FOR THE STOCK MARKET WHICH IS BEYOND INSANE!! CAN ANYONE DO ANYTHING IN BROKEN MARKETS? IS IT LEGAL? HELL NO, THE NSA'S OUTSIDE ARM SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN YEARS AGO....SIX OR MORE YEARS AGO SO IT COULDN'T CONTINUE TO RIG ALL THE TRADES AND MARKETS. UNSURPRISINGLY, FOR 100 YEARS THE FED HAS = 0 GROWTH!
ALL GROWTH CAME FROM JOBS BROUGHT BY CAPITALISTS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, NOT THE FEDERAL RESERVE. IT'S ONLY NOW THAT THE ACTUAL MARKET PEONS ARE WAKING UP TO THIS REALITY, AND WITH THE BANKERS HAVING TOO MANY FINGERS IN THE COOKIE JAR, JIG IS UP!!!
BUT HOLY CRIMOLEY AT THE RAND CORPS BLAMING PEOPLE FOR NOT BUYING HEALTHY FOOD AND BEING OBESE....A BIT IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THAT WHEN YOU GOT A BUNCH OF &&#%&$ RIGGING THE MARKETS, NO JOBS, WITH A GUN TO YOUR HEAD OF GIVE EVERYTHING TO THE FED OR BE DESTROYED.....LOOL!!!
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