Updated August 18th, 2020 at 14:15 IST
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 dead after exchanging gunfire with police and deputies Monday inside a department store in the 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) northwest of Brownsville, where he began arguing with a customer, Police Chief Joel Rivera told reporters.
The customer left and the store evacuated as officers converged.
At the officers' command, the man dropped the rifle but drew a handgun and exchanged fire, Rivera said.
No other injuries were reported.
The motive and identity of the suspect were not immediately available, Rivera said.
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Published August 18th, 2020 at 14:15 IST