attention should not be focused on that with regard to any particular motive here. he also said, the police chief did, that a shotgun was found in the trunk of the car. andrea, the question right now is what role did the sister play in all this? was she specifically targeted? we know that she and another mutual friend came with the suspect earlier in the night. at some point, they separated. and it s unclear what happened next. it s also unclear if the gunman targeted his own sister. as you heard the police chief say it s hard to believe he didn t know it was her. it would have been an extreme coincidence to have him shooting with so many people here and for him not to know it was her. but those questions are still outstanding. bellbrook, ohio, 30 minutes from dayton, is where police are focusing a lot of their investigation right now, looking for social media posts as well as the last-known address of the suspect. still a lot of questions, andrea. this community is reeling after
first of the power of words. the most powerful words come from the most powerful man in the country. just briefly, the mexican foreign minister has said there will be some actions taken against the united states because of the seven mexican nationals who were killed in el paso. i had not heard that. this is the first time i hear that. there s probably going to be a whole lot of news in the coming weeks. we have a lot of work to do, a lot of work to do. congresswoman, i know how much work you have to do, and i really appreciate i know you made extraordinary efforts to be with us today. thank you so much. again, we re feeling for you and the sorrow that you and your community are suffering. thank you very much for taking the time. thank you, thank you. this close-knit community considered, as i say, one of the safest in the country gripped by
everyone, andrea. el paso, one of the safest cities in america. joining me, veronica escobar, her district includes the walmart where saturday s mass shooting took place. our condolences to you, to your community, to the people in suarez across the border, because you are a closely linked two cities and two cities in pain today. we are, but i will also tell you, andrea and thank you so much for the condolences. they have been rolling in from all over the country, and we definitely have felt the love from all across the country. we send our love as well to ohio, to chicago. it s unbelievable that the horrific club of communities that have been impacted by this horror keeps growing. but, yes, we are a resilient region.
in. in fact, i m told there will be people who will be in and out of surgery today, andrea. certainly a lot of people not out of the woods just yet when it comes to these injuries. a lot of this has to do with the kind of weapon, with the assault rifle, with the kind of magazines that permitted, in dayton, for instance, nine people to be killed within 30 seconds when this guy was taken down. blayne, how is the community there coping with all of this? reporter: you know, i think that one thing that we keep hearing over and over and over from the people that i ve talked to, from people who are responding, there are even a couple of signs here outside of del sol medical center just hung by people saying el paso doctors are angels, just trying to encourage them to stay strong because the doctors have a very tough task ahead of them. one thing i keep hearing is, this is not el paso. this is not the people we see here. they re trying to rally around
a mass shooting that left nine people dead. as you heard now 11 people still hospitalized at this point, andrea. gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. meanwhile to el paso and miguel almaguer. one more person, one more victim has died today, the death toll now reaching 21 people and the stories of some of the heroism there, of a community pulling together as well as the personal tragedies are just overwhelming. yeah, andrea. as we learned about that 21-year-old victim that died here in this, we are learning more about the suspect, 21-year-old patrick crucias who police tell us was the lone gunman in the attack and has admitted to the crime. we now know that that gunman has faced a local magistrate judge here in el paso. the judge told us he was, quote, attentive and lucid in the hearing. he could face more charges down