Paso and a sad night in tech as. Justice with judge jeanine will not air tonight so we can bring you coverage of the horror that took place in texas. We used people use the carts for groceries to bring out the wound. This morning in the 10 00 hour el paso time, Mountain Time miss say a gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a walmart. It happened when at least 3,000 shoppers and workers onsite. Witnesses describing him as confident and a man with a mission. They watched him corner his victims. When they had no chance of escape he killed them one by one. You see men in their Tactical Gear comforting survivors. It was aemotional day. From the shooter we have 20 confirmed fatalities. And 2 and 26 wounded. The ages and genders are numerous in the age group. The situation is a horrific one. Reporter the chief went on to say he believes this has a nexus to hate crimes. According to police he left a manifesto before going on the shooting. But the chief declined to comment on the specifics inside. They are treating this as a murder case, but will be investigating with the possibility of a hate crime, anita. Anita in the meantime we are learning more about the suspected gunman. Fox newsnot show his picture or give him any attention by repeating his name. Miss describe him as a 21yearold white male from allen, texas. Quite a distance from el paso. The last known address is 600 miles from the scene of the shooting. One witness says the shooter was dressed in cargo pants and was wearing ear protectors. He looked like he was dancing when he fired off round after round. My husband questioned me asking if they were shots. I looked over and saw people trying to run iing there was a shoot say trying to run, saying there was a shooter. Anita well bring you any live news conferences from police. But lets get to gir lets go garrett tenney. Reporter police are trying to sort through how this shooting played out. What we know is the shooting started in the parking lot of this walmart. Police say the first call came in around 10 36 a. M. Local time. Within six minutes the first officer was on the scene. But by that point the gunman had worked his way inside the walmart. As he went inside the walmart we are told by witnesses he shot multiple people there. One witness who walked shortly after the shooting began described a dozen bodies laying on the floor with blood spilled everywhere. Saying its the most of horrific, sicken is thing i have ever seen. We are told that more than 100 people were rushed to the back of the store, back in the storage area. Back there they safest place for them if the shooter did make his way into the back area. They stayed there for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes they thought it was safe to come out. But they heard another round of gunshots. 10 minutes later they were told its safe to come out. But we learned at some point after the last round of gunshots were heard. 20 minutes after it started, the gunman left the walmart. Got into his vehicle and made it a block away before he was blocked in by two Police Vehicles and he gave up without any fight. They say not a Single Police officer fired a shot throughout this entire incident. He was taken into custody and he is being questioned. They are trying to determine if there was anyone else he worked with or if it was a lone gunman situation. They say thats what they believe the case is. Leland is started about 10 30 or 10 40. You were down there on another story. Im interested in your emotions, what you observed of the emotions of the Police Officers and those involved. We have been to so many of these types of scenes and covered so many horrific events. But it seems like the horror of this and the sheer magnitude of the killing has broken through that steel of emotion that so many Police Officers and firefighters and First Responders have to have to do their jobs. I saw there were i couldnt think how many Law Enforcement agents were here at the scene when i first arrived here. This was an hour after the shooting occurred. The idea that i was able to get up to the walmart parking lot. Knock was blocked off at that point. The Law Enforcement officials, the officers going in and out of walmart. They had their game face on. When they were talking to the witnesses. People who lost their family members. You could see the shell starting to crack. Talking with those witnesses, it hit me. The one man i first spoke to, i saw him leaning on the shoulder of an older man. I went up to ask him, are you okay. Did you know someone who is still inside. He looked up at me with tears coming down his cheeks, and he said my mom, my mom is dead. In that moment i couldnt help but think about my own mother. He was probably about my same age. He was there with who may have been his dad. What they were going through speaks to what the entire el paso area was going through. Thousands of people had those exact same feeling, fears, concerns, that one of their loved ones was one of those inside when the shooting happened. Leland so many people separated. The horror of it is amazing, what you and your crew have seen and been through today. The police chief said every man with a badge in el paso, texas was there at that walmart in el paso, texas. Anita we want to bring in the mayor of el paso, texas. Thank you for joining us. I want to ask you about the takedown of the suspect. By all accounts, the police force did such a premarkable job without a single shot being fired. Can you speak to that and tell us what you know about how that happened . The report the 9 11 report went in at 10 45 the police were there and at 1 06 they at 11 06 they apprehended the suspect. Its remarkable police work. Its one of the reasons we are considered one of the safest cities in the nation. But this tragedy is affecting all of us. Anita you have your job cut out for you as mayor, calming the community. How do you do that in terms of this horrific event . I dont know. Im on a learning curve. I never had to experience this. The governor and i did our press conference and left the families at the middle school where they are waiting. We are now at the scene. To look around. I am gearing up for 20 funerals. Making sure we can bring our city together. Anita what do you say, mayor margo, to the families you have met with and the dozens more you will be meeting with . What will wow word be to them . What i did say to them. My heart is breaking. Usual in our prayers. Well do anything we can to support you, and we are all in this together. Anita its remarkable the way we have seen the Community Come together. We have been watching video throughout the day of so many people standing out in the triple digit heat to donate blood. That says a lot about your community and how they are coming to those in need. Your thoughts on that . This is a special community. As i said at the press conference. The perpetrator is not from el paso, and i dont believe anybody from el paso would have done anything like this. This is not our community and its not what we are about. We have been one region, one community for 350 years. Anita are you learning anything more about the suspect or motive you could share with our audience . No, they are still in the investigation. What was said at the precious conference is the exact amount i know. Anita going back to the Police Department here. I heard the police chief talk throughout the day about how they train over and over again for this. But you never think this could happen in your community. Is there anything in your time as mayor that could prepare you for anything like this . No. Not at all. I would hope there would not be like this with any mayor. But we are dealing with it. Since the end of last year has bent migrant issues and the releases. But we are not prepared for this. And im not sure anybody should be prepared for Something Like this. But police, our First Responders. Our Emergency Management system through our fire department. They were all prepared. They had done routine drills. And thats the reason we are where we are. No shots were fired except by the perpetrator. Anita we know they were on the scene within minutes heading into that building where they knew shots were flying, going in there to protect peoples lives. So, again, just really a stellar performance by the Police Department there. How does the community move forward . What are your steps as mayor to help people feel a sense of calm again . Well come together on this. This is not el paso. We are one of the safest cities and will remain in the future as that. We just have a reaable culture and remarkable population. Great people, and this is not what we are about. We have tremendous generosity, and we are very family oriented. And i think that will bring us together. Well focus on coming together, as i say, the services will be different, then well have to deal with this, with the funerals. Anita mayor dee margo. You are in our shots and prayers. Thank you for joining us this evening. Leland . Leland can you imagine what that mayor is going through and has no idea the emotion that will come for him and for his city in the months and weeks to come. I talked a little bit there about the worst of humanity, this shooter, but also the best of humanity. The First Responders who went into the scene and ran toward the gunfire. They are lining up quite literally around the block to donate blood to save those 24 plus who were shot and wounded by this suspect. Lawmakers, those in washington and congress are out on summer recess. We are getting a lot of reaction from them as they learn about this mass shooting that took place specifically from the texas delegation. Hi, david. A lot of emotional politicians who call el paso a texas home. Take a quick listen. This is someone who came from outside of our community to do is harm. A community that has shown nothing but generosity and kindness to the least among us. Those people arriving at americas front door. Reporter beto orourke the 2020 contender for the presidency announced hes canceling campaigns out west because of todays tragedy. There is a lot of suffering in el paso. Im incredibly saddened and its very hard to think about this. But i will tell you el paso is the strongest place in the world its community will come together. Reporter senator ted cruz in a statement said my heart is with everyone in el paso struck by this unspeakable evil. Heidi ander praying for the victims and mayor families and grateful for the First Responders, local authorities and Law Enforcement officers. Another president ial candidate, Julian Castro lives in texas, san antonio. Quote this attack is a tragic reminder of our governments failure to do its basic duty to protect lives. We need gun reform now. For those living in texas, especially escobar and beto orourke who actually live in el paso, this is hitting them incredibly hard. They want to be in their district with their friend and family members. Leland understandable for those who have lived there and have been to that mall. David spun thdade advice spunt o practice. Thank you so much. The white house is responding to this crime with a statement that was the white house. The president is in bedminster, new jersey. We heard from the fbi agent in charge there down in el paso during this past news conference. He, too, was visibly shaken even as a hardened fbi agent who has seen so much. Right now 9 18 on the east coast. That makes it 7 18 in el paso, texas where the sun has not set on a day they will never forget there. When we come back. What witnesses saw and what they did to stay safe. Priceline will partner with even more vegas hotels to turn their unsold rooms into amazing deals. Delegates, how do you vote . cheering yes, yyyyes, yes. That is freaky. applause now im gonna tell my momma that im a traveller im gonna follow the sun now im gonna tell my momma that im a traveller transitions™ light under control™ anita welcome back to our continuing coverage of a mass shooting in el paso, texas, leaving 20 dead and 26 injured. You are looking live at a house in allen, texas. This is where we believe the suspect lived. No doubt investigators will be scouring that scene in that house for quite some time looking for any clues to find out what could possibly have motivated this lone gunman. Joining us is a witness at the mall at the time of the shooting and heard the gunshots. Stephanie rivera was just going shopping like so many other people today. What can you tell us about what you saw this afternoon at the walmart . I woke up and i went to the mall around 9 30 with mire best friend. My son and her son. We got to the mall around 10 30. We started hearing the gunshots. We thought it was music. We walked in and everybody was running. Everybody go to the back, everybody run to the back. My best friends olderston, he started crying. And everybody was just going crazy. We kept hearing the gunshots. We started to see the s. W. A. T. Team. After that we scene [inaudible] from there a Police Officer two Police Officers. We had to put or hand up in the air. The kid were still crying. They were so traumatized. Im so shocked about it. Then after that [inaudible] we went outside and there were like trying to figure how the where he was at. Anita we are look at video of people inside the mall being escorted out, trying to it looks like a pretty calm scene that police were leading people out. But i can imagine it wasnt calm inside. You were inside the mall with your friend when security came by and told you to get out. You were a distance away from that walmart but you didnt know where that shooter was, right . We didnt. We just heard that he came in through dylans. They were donating blood at the mall. And going down the stairs, and there was a lot of blood on there. They said gunshots, we are were just running. Anita i cant imagine the panic and chaos inside. When you realized there was a shooter. What went through your mind . You said you had friends with children with them. What did you do . My own was a 1yearold. And we had a 5yearold. He had autism and he was going crazy. I was shaking really bad. Im still traumatized by it. It was horrible. I cant go through that again. Anita you never think this could happen in your community. El paso is always known as such a safe community. I am sure you couldnt believe that was happening around you. I was raised out here since i was 10. And nothing crazy like this has ever happened. Ever. So everybody was so hurt. Ism still like, you know i am just praying for everybody and their families that they can get through this. Whoever lost anybody, i am praying for everybody. Anita stephanie rivera, thank you for your time. We know what an emotional and scary day this has been. Thank you for telling us what you saw and what you heard, and well pray for your community as well. Thank you so much. Leland liveictures speaking of prayers, in el paso, we are getting word of a vigil underway in one church in el paso that is beginning to hold a Prayer Service. We lost the signal from it. But as the mayor noted, the Prayer Service and the vigils will begin, then we transition into what will be 20 funerals in the town of el paso. Here is pictures from the village i will. Do we have a mic there. Lets see if we can open up and listen to the man at the pulpit. [inaudible] leland we are having an issue with the audio inside that church. Well work on it and come back. One of Services Going on. Well bring in steve rogers. A former member of the Fbi Joint Terrorism Task force. You have 20 victims, most of of them would stay inside the crime scene while they prosecuted it. Is it every man with a badge in el paso had shown up at that scene. This will take days for them to piece agent what has happened. Its not just what happened, but preserving it for a trial that will be upcoming. You are absolutely right. The police who responded also had to preserve the crime scene evidence which is very important at this hour. There are forensic analysis taking place. Not only at the crime scene, but at the suspects house. There will be an analysis of the suspects social media networking. Cell phones, computers. All this is taking place right now. I have got to tell you, the First Responders at that scene. The police did an outstanding job in apprehending his individual alive. That was critically important. Now that that person is alive. On that persons mind is a treasure customers of information they need. There is a couple things the chief of police said at this press conference. He said there was a nexus to a hate crime and a manifesto. It is noteworthy as you pointed out, that the police took this suspect alive. We believe outside of the walmart. Connect those dots for us, what does it say . It tells us that this individual who committed this horrendous act planned this. Is is not just an individual getting out of the car or waking you have and deciding to do what was done. It looks like it was well planned. They obviously in my view knew an entrance that would jam people up, tram people and more importantly that individual knew how to get out there without being detected. Well planned by this individual. Getting back to the manifest. We dent know what the motive is. But the manifest will give police an indication as to what the motive was. And thats critically important as they piece all this together. Leland fox news alert, the governor much texas. We are staying united in our efforts to make sure texas and the local communities, that we do everything we can to help these victims respond to this challenge. We want to thank the First Responders for the way they dealt with this. They made sure the shooter did not harmony more people. As large as the tragedy was. 0 precious lives lost. 26 more injured. 20 precious lives lost, 26 more injured. This is not going to be forgotten. Well work with the city of el paso and these victims and their families to repair their lives and put their lives back on a path of hope. Then well be working with the legislature Going Forward like we have in the past to make sure we address these problems with our collective resolve being this. We want to make sure texas is as safe as possible for everybody in the state. It means well have to do more so eve