The Amarillo Police Department has released the name of a suspect shot and killed today in what officials have described as a “workplace violence event” at an area Walmart during which a disgruntled employee took two people hostage at gunpoint.
Suspect has been shot by APD SWAT and is apparently dead. Hostages inside are safe https://t.co/gY8nVkbTml
— Amarillo Police Dept (@AmarilloPD) June 14, 2016
Update from Walmart incident. No other injuries reported. https://t.co/cJowXOeYJB
— Amarillo Police Dept (@AmarilloPD) June 14, 2016
SCU releases name of suspect: Mohammad Moghaddam, Age 45. https://t.co/SJ5MJPZCtf
— Amarillo Police Dept (@AmarilloPD) June 14, 2016
CORRECTION: Suspect Moghaddam is age 54. https://t.co/sXgaaBuVIz
— Amarillo Police Dept (@AmarilloPD) June 14, 2016
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Police responded earlier Tuesday after receiving reports of an active shooter situation at an Amarillo Walmart store.
Breaking:
Police in #Amarillo, TX are responding to a possible active shooter/hostage situation inside a Walmart. pic.twitter.com/fVvCWzPrJq
— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) June 14, 2016
BREAKING: Police: Officers on scene of "reported shooting" at a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 14, 2016
BREAKING: Police say a former Walmart worker has taken a manager hostage. We are following this story closely. https://t.co/xnoQNAqK5J
— ABC News 4 (@ABCNews4) June 14, 2016
BREAKING: Active shooter, possible hostage situation going on at a Walmart in Amarillo: https://t.co/PwYBfzlwZ5
— WTVC NewsChannel 9 (@newschannelnine) June 14, 2016
Shooter at the Walmart store in #Amarillo #Texas is a former employee. Reports that he has taken the manager hostage. Police on scene.
— Hayley Barlow (@Hayley_Barlow) June 14, 2016
BREAKING: Armed Somalian man takes hostages inside Texas Walmart. https://t.co/r4TVdonEiL
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 14, 2016
Lt. Erick Bohannon with Special Crimes identified the suspect as 45-year-old Mohammad Moghaddam, a former employee of Walmart. Bohannon said there had been a dispute between Moghaddam and one of his managers. The manager was one of the people held hostage, Bohannon said.
The city’s police department, state troopers, and the Randall County Sheriff’s Office among other agencies all reported to the location around 11 a.m. when the first calls were received. Just over an hour later, tactical units entered the building, located the suspect, and fatally shot Moghaddam.
A TEXAS SIZE Thank You to Amarillo Police SWAT officers for saving all hostages. #txlege https://t.co/W6Ghk2fZFZ
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 14, 2016
Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry issued a brief statement Tuesday afternoon:
I want to commend the Amarillo Police Department, other law enforcement officers, and first responders for their handling of today’s incident. While further information is sure to come, what we know is that no one other than the suspect was injured. Every day law enforcement officers stand ready to protect the public, even at the risk of their own lives. Especially in recent months, I do not believe they get the thanks they deserve. Today we have all been reminded.
Texas Rep. @MacTXPress makes statement regarding hostage situation at #Amarillo #Walmart. Full statement here: https://t.co/3qNFik2m4O
— ABC 7 Amarillo (@ABC7Amarillo) June 14, 2016
ABC 7 reports that Moghaddam possibly became angry when he was passed over for a promotion.
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