A gunman who opened fire at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday killed 20 people, according to Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. The police said one suspect, a white male in his 20s from Allen, Texas, was in custody, and that the gunman had fired an AK47-style rifle into the crowded store, sending panicked shoppers fleeing for their lives. Chief Greg Allen of the El Paso Police Department said they were looking at potential capital murder charges.

Several officials identified the gunman as Patrick Crusius, 21.