(AP) – Authorities say the man confronted by police inside a Wal-Mart store was fatally shot by officers after he took two people hostage.
The Amarillo Police Department released a brief statement late Tuesday afternoon identifying the suspect as 54-year-old Mohammad Moghaddam. Police say he took two people hostage, including a manager with whom he had a work-related dispute.
No other details have been released about Moghaddam or what may have led to the incident. Police say neither hostage was injured.
Police said earlier in the day that officers responded to a reported shooting around 11 a.m. amid reports that an armed person inside the store had taken hostages. Police later said the suspect was shot by a police SWAT crew.
This item has been updated to correct the suspect’s age to 54, not 45, according to a revised statement from police.
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