Multiple people were shot at a Walmart in El Paso Saturday, leaving at least 20 dead and one 21-year-old in custody, according to local reports.
» RELATED: At least 20 dead, more than two dozen injured in El Paso
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said it was “one of the deadliest days in the history of Texas.”
It's also the 8th deadliest mass shooting in U.S. modern history.
» RELATED: Dayton, Ohio, shooting: Suspect and 9 others dead, 26 wounded in city's Oregon District
America’s deadliest mass killings:
1. Route 91 Harvest music festival, Las Vegas, October 2, 2017
Number of people killed: 58
Number of people injured: 527 injured
2. Pulse, Orlando, Fla., June 2016
Number of people killed: 49
Number of people injured: more than 50
3. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., April 2007
Number of people killed: 32
Number of people injured: 17
4. Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Conn., December 2012
Number of people killed: 26
5. First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 2017
Number of people killed: 26
6. Luby's Cafeteria, Killeen, Texas, October 1991
Number of people killed: 23
7. McDonald's, San Ysdiro, Calif., July 1984
Number of people killed: 21
8. Walmart, El Paso, Texas, August 3, 2019
Number of people killed: at least 20
Number of people injured: 26
9. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Fla., February 2018
Number of people killed:17
10. University of Texas Tower, Austin, Texas, August 1966
Number of people killed:16
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