'Workplace violence' incident with hostage ends after police kill suspect at Texas Walmart

Walmart Supercenter at 4215 Canyon Dr. in Amarillo, Texas. Walmart Supercenter at 4215 Canyon Dr. in Amarillo, Texas. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close 'Workplace violence' incident with hostage ends after police kill suspect at Texas Walmart 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

Police killed a man who took at least one hostage inside an Amarillo Walmart Tuesday that sparked evacuations of the store and caught the attention of a nation still reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Police, calling the situation a "workplace violence" incident, confirmed that both the suspect, identified by police as Mohammad Moghaddam, 54, and hostage are store employees and said no other injuries were reported.

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Moghaddam entered the store just after 11 a.m. and fired multiple shots, but no one is believed to have been hit.

Law enforcement agencies responded to the Walmart at Interstate 27 and Georgia Street around 11:15 a.m. for "an active shooter incident," the City of Amarillo's Twitter account said.

Officers went inside the Walmart to make contact with the suspect and ensure no other individuals are inside. Police shot the suspect inside the store, but further details regarding the incident weren't immediately available.

Police evacuated shoppers out of the west side of the building and asked the public to stay away from the area. Walmart employees from the store are being kept on scene to answer questions from police.

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A live stream from the parking lot of the Walmart from the ABC-7 Amarillo station shows dozens of police and emergency vehicles outside.

The incident comes on the heels of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history that left 49 victims and a shooter dead at an Orlando nightclub on Sunday.

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Amarillo is the largest city in the Texas Panhandle, with the 14th largest population in the state. It is located about 350 miles northwest of Dallas.

More details will be added to this developing story as they become available.

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