20 killed in Texas mass shooting

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20 people have been killed in El Paso, Texas after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store.

The mass shooting also left 26 people injured.

Police have arrested 21-year-old Dallas resident Patrick Crusius, who they believe is the gunman.

The massacre comes less than a week after a teenager killed three people at a summer food festival in San Jose.

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