Suspect arrested in mass shooting at Colorado Walmart

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Updated at 10:15 p.m. BJT

Scott Ostrem, the suspect behind the Walmart mass shooting in Colorado, has been taken into custody, Thornton police confirmed.

Updated at 9:00 p.m. BJT

Thornton police Thursday identified the suspect behind the Walmart mass shooting as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem, the police department said on Twitter.

Scott Ostrem was captured by footage camera./Thornton police photo

Police said Ostrem, who wore a black jacket and blue jeans armed with a handgun, is dangerous and wanted on a nationwide extradition.

He was believed to fled in a red Mitsubishi Mirage with license plate #882TQB.

Police release the image of the Red Mitsubishi Mirage./Thornton police photo

Updated at 2:25 p.m. BJT

A woman who was hospitalized with injuries has been confirmed dead following the mass shooting at a Walmart store in Thornton, Colorado on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to three, according to local police.

There is currently no one in custody, local police said on Twitter.

Updated at 10:10 a.m. BJT

At least two men have been confirmed killed, and one woman injured and taken to the hospital following the mass shooting at a Walmart store in Thornton in Colorado, US on Wednesday, according to local police.

The shooting reportedly took place at around 8:30 p.m. ET.

Screenshot of Thornton Police's Twitter

Updated at 9:16 a.m. BJT

Multiple people have been shot at a Walmart store in Thornton in the western US state of Colorado, local police said on Twitter.

Police did not immediately disclose the condition of the victims and it was not clear if the assailant had been taken into custody.

Screenshot of Thornton Police's Twitter

"We've got multiple parties down, we're still trying to ascertain what their conditions are," Officer Victor Avila of the Thornton Police Department told the media.

The store had been "self-evacuated" by customers and employees who fled following the gunfire, Avila said.

Local television images showed many police cars and ambulances are present at the scene.

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