A shootout was underway on Saturday in El Paso, Texas. Several people died.

A shootout is underway in a commercial area of ​​Texas, announced Saturday the police El Paso who spoke about the presence of "several shooters".

"Several people killed", arrested suspects

"Shooting alert, stay away from the Cielo Vista gallery", tweeted the police shortly after noon (19 hours in France). An hour later, she said the situation was still "in progress". "We have received a lot of information about the presence of several shooters," she added.

Scene is still Active. We have multiple reports of multiple shooters. Please avoid area. Media staging will be given when area is secure.

- EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) August 3, 2019

Local channel KTSM9 reported an unconfirmed record of 18 people affected. "Several people have been killed," said the mayor's director of the city, Olivia Zepeda, quoted by CNN as saying. Suspects have been arrested, she added without further details.

Several shootings in recent days

A woman, who was coming to Walmart supermarket, told Fox News that she had heard "like fireworks" while looking for a parking space. "I headed for the exit," said Vanessa. "I saw a man with a black T-shirt and camouflage pants who was wearing what looked like a rifle, he was aiming at people and firing directly at them, I saw three or four falling to the ground. "she continued. US television showed law enforcement on the area.

The Federal Agency for the Control of Arms, Explosives, Tobacco and Alcohol (ATF) in Dallas has announced that they are going to the scene to assist the El Paso police.

The United States is regularly bereaved by shootings. Two people were killed and a policeman injured on Tuesday at a Walmart supermarket in Mississippi. On Sunday, three people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed when a 19-year-old gunman opened fire at a food festival in Gilroy, California, south of San Francisco.