THIS IS CBS 4 NEWS WORKING FOR
YOU AT 6
NEW INFORMATION REGARDING THE
OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE
WALMART IN WESLACO.
GOOD EVENING-- I )M CHRIS JACOBS.
AND I )M FAITH WOODARD.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE SUSPECT
COULD HAVE WORKED AS A SECURITY
GUARD AT THE STORE.
CBS 4 )S KARINA VARGAS JOINS US
LIVE FROM WESLACO WITH THE
LATEST.
KARINA?
IT WAS AT THIS WALMART IN
WESLACO WHERE AN ARMED MAN
ENTERED THE STORE AND WAS KILLED
BY POLICE AFTER A CONFRONTATION
WITH A CUSTOMER.
TODAY-- THE WESLACO POLICE
DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED THE GUNMAN
AS 27 YEAR OLD MARCO ANTONIO
SIGALA JR.
SIGALA HAS NO PRIOR CRIMINAL
RECORD.
WE SPOKE TO WESLACO PD WHO SAY
SIGALA WAS DRESSED AS A SECURITY
GUARD WHEN HE ENTERED THE STORE.
THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING IF
HE WORKED AS A SECURITY GUARD AT
THE WALMART OR IF HE WAS HIRED
BY A DIFFERENT SECURITY AGENCY.
ERIC HERNANDEZ-- PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICER WITH WESLACO
PD SAYS THERE WERE ABOUT 17 OF
THEIR OFFICERS ON SCENE AS WELL
AS 4 DEPUTY CONSTABLES.
HERNANDEZ SAYS THEY ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING HOW MANY SHOTS
WERE FIRED BY OFFICERS.
WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO WALMART
ABOUT THE INCIDENT-- IN A
STATEMENT THEY SAY QUOTE "THE
SAFETY OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND
ASSOCIATES IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AND IN ORDER TO KEEP
THOSE INSIDE OUR STORES SAFE, WE
REGULARLY ASSESS THE LOCATIONS
WHERE ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAN BE
UTILIZED."
SINCE THE SHOOTING IN EL PASO--
WALMART NO LONGER ALLOWS
CUSTOMERS TO OPENLY CARRY
FIREARMS IN THE STORES EVEN IN
STATES LIKE TEXAS WHERE IT )S
PERMITTED.
THE WALMART HERE IN WESLACO
REMAINS OPEN WITH A LARGE POLICE
PRESENCE.
THE TEXAS RANGERS ARE CURRENTLY
HANDLING THIS INVESTIGATION.
WORKING FOR YOU IN WESLACO I )M
KARINA VARGAS.
WE ARE LEARNING NEW DETAILS
TONIGHT FOR A CRASH THAT KILLED
