US: ‘Many killed’ in El Paso mall shooting
05 August 2019 |
9:12 am
At least 20 people have been killed and more than two dozen injured in a shooting at a shopping center in the city of El Paso, Texas. Police say they have arrested a male suspect in his 20s.
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