People were injured in the mass we will be defined by the unity shooting. There is indication it could be and compassion we showed in the many more than that. Wake of this tragedy. And a quick word of warning to our viewers. Some of you may find videos of united our community will heal. The shooting very disturbing. El paso is too strong to be broken by a cowardly act like help. This one. I want to assure the el paso we need cpr. Help. You can see victims lying on community that we are safe. The ground in the first troefg we are safe. Moments of this horrific attack. Thank you to the El Paso Police many families were in the middle department and our law of School Supply shopping. Enforcement partners for their school supposed to begin in el paso a week from monday. Swift response and assistance. One witness described seeing the i will now turn it over to chief shooter. Allen for specifics. He is going for ballad. He is going for death. Thank you, mayor. He thats his favorite thing right now. He wants the blood lust. Active shooter call went out he wants to fulfill. This morning to 911 at 10 39 i see the people start running you could hear the he starts a. M. Pop, pop, pop. Police response first officer on he is going for trigger the seen was 10 45 a. M. , a finger, going, going, going. Thats what we heard. Heard people yelling run, 6minute response time. Shooter. From this shooter we have 20 heard the gunshots. As we got close to the back we confirmed fatalities. Didnt hear much im going. And we have 26 wounded. Im going. Authorities at delsol hospital in el paso having a the ages and genders of all the nurse conference updating us on people injured and killed, are victims right now. Also wed like to reneson are numerous, in the age groups, the recognize the performance of the fire department. Without their terrific w able tr situation needless to say is a job. We received 11 patients at the hospital here today ageing from. Horrific one. Crime scene is being assisted by the fbi, various Law Enforcement they are being managed in ourow. Agencies respond to the scene, the sheriffs department, dps, two patients are in stable condition. Border patrol, everyone that carries a badge in this town seven patients are in nine pretty much showed up to that patients in critical condition. Particular scene. And two three of the patients but needless to say the scene is a horrific one. Unfortunately because of the are really in a lifethreatening nature of the situation. The scene will be in play for a predicament right now. We took seven patients to the long period. Operating room today. They underwent a number of unfortunately the deceased will procedures by a number of remain at the scene until the different specialists. Scene is processed properly for and its expected that over the course of the next several days evidentiary purposes to be we will need to do ongoing gathered for later prosecution. The state of texas will be the procedures on many of the lead agency or entity patients. I think the community of el paso prosecuting this has a nexus at should be very proud of the trauma system that is here on a hate crime. Their behalf to take care of the fbi will be looking into them. Im extremely grateful for the that with other federal authorities. Right now we are looking at commitment by hca health care to potential capital murder charges for this individual. Im not going to give you his have a Level Ii Trauma Center name right now. He is a 21yearold white male here to be able to take care of patients in times like this. Out of allen, texas. And im very proud to be a part of that team. And with that, ill im ill turn it over back to david sorry turn this over to chief for any further questions. Thank you, doctor. Happy to take a couple of questions. Do you believe the doctors and nurse attention were called in or came in to help. I dont have exact numbers. Augstino. I want and mayor said as wel. But a significant number. I mean, we had a many this activated the skm system and it was successful. Surgical specialists wsh general getting crews on the scene within 6 minutes hundreds of surgeons, trauma surgeons, responders not just from local but state and federal as they orthopedic. You areologists, and theelgz. Said. As tragic as it is, luckily we had no First Responders injured in the events. But it does take a toll. Id ask the Community Keep their thoughts and prayers not only with victims and families who we this had our others came from lost lives that were injured but with the First Responders as delosl. I saw multiple Police Officers coming through the well. With that i turn it over to the doors. Some specialist Police Officers fbi special agent in charge. With weapons and is you have. Was there a threat to the thank you. My name is emerson bui aechlt. Hospital any threat in the area . We wanted to make sure that the hospital and grounds and everything were safe. As a member of this community for the last two years words just its a precaution we end cannot express how i feel right now because this community has up taking. I dont know that there were any other threats. Embraced me with open arms. And i frankly cant really comment on that. And i share the sentiments of can you talk about the ages of the children. We didnt actually end up everyone at the table as to how getting any of the children we all feel for the families and here. I cant speak to that. The victims today. Clarify what stable condition the fbi as a federal law means . I know earlier there were some Enforcement Agency responsible for a number of jurisdictions people in serious condition but has come in to assist with the other federal agencies as well stable. As state and other local does that mean that they will agencies just to provide support make it through. In the investigation as this stable condition is there is no immediate threat to life at Murder Investigation continues, as well as lack at other aspects this point. Critical condition is just that, of the investigation that could potentially be looked at from a federal standpoint. Critical. How many patients were the investigation is still early gunshot one patient. Im not entirely certain. On. The primary concern of course is tagging off the gunshot the victims, making sure they receive the care and courtesy wounds. I assume bullets were removed that they deserve. And as we continue to move could you tell the caliber if through this investigation we there were bullets remove. Will provide updates along with im not certain. Our other partners. Can you tell us about the teamwork of your victim how they well take a few questions. Came together to help. Absolutely. You know, the unfortunately reality is this is the world we live in. It would be best for the fbi we prep and drill for this. To answer that question. We ended up participating in a would you he want repeat the citywide statewide mass casualty question. The reason you call this a hate crime, whats the evidence . Incident with drilling around active shooter. First and foremost i did not this was last october and call it a hate crime. Incredible participation. I said we are looking at other this went as flawlessly as what aspects to ensure what potential it could. Again, i could not be more proud vials are out there before we of the team. Can label any type of we have some surgeons who are investigation. We have to ensure that the former military, some who are evidence and the precursors are still active duty military who there and they have to be reviewed to make sure that we have been deployed in in are executing and moving in the afghanistan and in iraq. Right direction. So at this point in time we are and their comments around the reviewing all the evidence that level of engagement and how we have collected so far. Were pursuing other leads. This how we were able to care we have mobilized additional for the patients was second to none. How is it important to officers for assistance in that prepare for it and unfortunately vein and will conduct it happens. Investigations like incidents. But how does it help you when he it happens . It helps for us to be able to . A terrorist investigation. Coordinate everything from one second. Making sure the blood products and sterile supplies we right now its a Murder Investigation. There is potential for a number need for operative procedures we of different other types of violations. And we are reviewing all the have all of those and know what to do for massive transfusion, evidence to make a determination as to what potentially else is out there in addition to the for multiple cases going at the same time. Thats what we prep for. Violations that have been stated and end up being close by or that the local authorities are pursuing. And in that vein we will assist on stand by. Yes as a level ii trauma them in that effort as we work center there is requirements we together with state and local have for inhouse trauma teams as and other federal agencies all over the country to do. Well as as well as folks that and we will keep you updated as are on stand by and on call. The investigation proceeds. Are you asking for blood donations. Certainly blood donations right now we have a manifesto from this individual that will be helpful. Where . Indicates to some degree he has im not im not entirely a nexus to potential hate crime. Certain. I believe the united blood i didnt mean to step on the fbi services and i dont know where else to necessarily go. Are there any patients sent toes on that but we are taking it down the road of a murder to other medical centers. Yes. Other than ulc. Im not aware. Investigation with numerous casualties as i said the state of texas will be the lead im not aware. Prosecuting agency in in. Do you have any patients passed away here. No were incredibly proud to chief whats the hate crime say all of the patients brought specifically. Pardon me, sir. Whats the nature of the hate to us with gods good grace are crime. I cant get into specifics on that because we have to validate for certainty that this was the still alive. Manifesto from this individual that we have arrested. Thank you again i couldnt be so with that in play we still more proud of our team. Have to be aware of the fact that this person is still entitled to fair process as far et cetera truly a tragedy. As the law. We dont want to complicate that by making any statements right and el paso should be incredibly now that might be tainting the proud to have a system and a team that has been able to address this the way we have. Again, im with goods good investigation. Would you mind repeepting. Grace all patients will end up were there any mexican citizens either fatality or casualties. We are not able to ascertain surviving and i couldnt be more proud. That right now, simply because what about family members can they come and ask for. Hospitals will not release that we have had family members. Information to us specifically. There is a phone number, can you confirm the number of locations where the shootings occurred and the types of weapons used in. 91592636999 for patient again, those are details that hotline. We have been working to able to identify patients and family were going to keep under play members. Is it just immediate family right now as far as the investigation goes. Or can you say family members we have one weapon that was put on social media. Could be dsh dpsh. Im sure youre aware of that, any family can call. Can you repeat the number. Which was an ak47. 9152636999. We dont know if those pictures released in social media were the actual individual. Thank you. So right now, again, going back anything else you want to say to the fair process for this doctor. There you have the latest individual, we dont want to taint the investigation by from the dell sol medical center. Matter of factly saying things 11 patients there. Right now. Without getting too detailed . Two are in stable condition. Nine he says are in critical condition. Three of those nine are in how could this have happened lifethreatening situations right now. We are hoping they survive. We were also told just a little [ inaudible ] would you mind repeating that. I know you cant get into too while ago by the attorney general of texas, ken paxton we many specifics but this one individual and the fire power interviewed him. He said at least 15 people he they had, how is that able to has been told are dead. Maybe 19. Let them that number clearly could the capability of the weapon allowed that. And then his intent and the increase. Location where he chose was a shim shimon prokupecz. We are told the suspect the walmart, a supermart where people are in large numbers 21yearold white male is being interviewed by authorities. There. I youre firing randomly at i think thats important and significant piece of detail we people you can cause a lot of are getting from the attorney damage. Would you chalk this up to general. It would seem by the words that the suspect here is cooperating with investigators. Again. The tactic theyre going to be able to [ inaudible ] no. Learn quite a lot of information to be fair there was only one if he is in fact answering suspect not another suspect. Again the initial information questions about motive, about coming in was several suspects. When he decided to do this. That information was put out to how did he arrive to the scene . The field. We had misleading information we know there was a car. He it would appear he going to different locations as surrendered without incident. Far as supermart, costco was a that is going to be significant location. Because in a lot of the types of dillards was another. Everyone wab was responding to shooting, wolf, as you know, the that that. Social media somewhat influenced that. But in the final analysis of all shooters dont vendor they are this the suspect was arrested at sun mount. Taking their own life or taken taken down by police. They have a lot of other and in vicount on the west side information. There are the online writings that they believe is linked to him and can speak to motive. Of the walmart. Was he arrested by el paso they are poring through that. Perhaps they are sitting with Police Officers. Him going through what he wrote arrested by El Paso Police officers. Yes. There going through his and i think the governor thinking. Mentioned that he disarmed they seem to have been making progress here in this himself on their command. Investigation. The big thing now that we are he surrendered to the waiting for is the press approaching officers. And he was still armed at conference with the governor and the other elected officials and that time. I dont know that matter of the authorities there. Factly but he surrendered to ols this is now almost 7 hours into this. On being seen. We are waiting for the right now only one. Authorities there, the elected officials to tp finally come out there was a honda accord at and brief us on exactly the scene. Youre asking for specifics everything. We are told there will be a News Conference with authorities at the bottom of the hour maybe right now. Right now thats under investigation. About 20 minutes or so from now. The white man with the manifesto is becoming well have live coverage of that. I want to speak with an eye increasingly Common Threat in the United States it feels like. Witness. But once again at the dell sol what can we do to prevent this hospital 11 patients ranging from happening in the future . From 35 to 82. Thats for a psychologist to and at the University Medical answer. Center of el paso 13 victims thats something that is definitely i think in play. Were brought there. But thats beyond my skill set. Unfortunately one has since died. Two of them were children. Theyve been transferred to the Childrens Medical Center in el paso. There are 10 others in there various stages. But it shows how random the [ inaudible question ] i only caught the tail end of ages, how random from children to at least one person that, map. We train for active shooters events all the time. 82 years old. This individual went in there as i have said, to my staff and and started shooting people to the department we train for randomly. One of the things that got me this. Not expecting it to happen. Was when the police the but nonetheless we have to prepare for it to happen. And we try to get the Community PublicInformation Officer from el paso was talking about the as much involved as we possibly walmart was at capacity. As weve been saying. Can to participate in the events as many as 3,000 shoppers so thatt this were in the walmart. And 100 employees. Back to School Shopping too. Youre going to see kids. Potentially might happen. Parents bringing kids to buy what are you planning to do supplies. It could be clothing, anything. To eain in our community . Its an exciting time for a lot of families for kids going back this responding to a to school. Its an opportunity to go situation like this to try to make sthur it doesnt happen shopping. So you had a lot of families in again is a replication ofway we there. And when you look at the video went through during the last of people hiding and running, legislative session. There are so many people that it was made a year ago when we were there and around the area at the time. Had the horrific traejd of many, many people injured, were not were not even at a point shooting at Santa Fe High School that led to three days of where we have a definitive hearings that i conducted at the number on the injured because some people took themselves to capital to get input from people the hospital were told by the who are educators, students, who police there. Thats what they were doing, are victims of shooting crimes still trying to gather the number of injured. As well as experts in all and the number of injured is different kinds of fields to help us be able to strategize only going to grow. Like the hospital official there the best ways to keep students said, they have three people with life threatening injuries, safe and to prevent incidents three people fighting to like from happening again. Survive. Theyve had surgeries. That led to hearings conducted there is still a lot here that by the legislature before the session began. Can happen. Then additional hearings. And certainly i think for the community its going to be a and then legislation that was very difficult, difficult time. Passed by the state of texas and people are watching all oefrp the c