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Photos: Colorado Walmart shooting death toll rises to 3

Police in Thornton, Colorado announced a shooting at a Walmart on Wednesday advising people to steer clear of the area. Three people were killed in the incident. No information has been released about the circumstances of the shooting or who was responsible for the gunfire.

Updated on: Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM IST

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Walmart employees gather away from the scene of a shooting which occurred at the store in Thornton, Colorado on November 1, 2017. Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside the suburban shopping centre on Wednesday night forcing customers to either hide or flee. The men died at the store, and the woman succumbed later at a hospital. (Helen H. Richardson / The Denver Post via AP)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

Walmart employees gather away from the scene of a shooting which occurred at the store in Thornton, Colorado on November 1, 2017. Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside the suburban shopping centre on Wednesday night forcing customers to either hide or flee. The men died at the store, and the woman succumbed later at a hospital. (Helen H. Richardson / The Denver Post via AP)

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People watch police activity at the scene of a shooting inside Walmart, in Thornton Colorado. Thornton police tweeted Wednesday night that they were responding to a shooting with ‘multiple parties down.’ They advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles raced to the scene. (Helen H. Richardson / The Denver Post via AP)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

People watch police activity at the scene of a shooting inside Walmart, in Thornton Colorado. Thornton police tweeted Wednesday night that they were responding to a shooting with ‘multiple parties down.’ They advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles raced to the scene. (Helen H. Richardson / The Denver Post via AP)

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Patrick Carnes is evacuated in a cart by SWAT medics from the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Thornton, Colorado. No arrests have been announced so far. Investigators, who have not released any details about the circumstances of the shooting were reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses to get a description of the shooter. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

Patrick Carnes is evacuated in a cart by SWAT medics from the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Thornton, Colorado. No arrests have been announced so far. Investigators, who have not released any details about the circumstances of the shooting were reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses to get a description of the shooter. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

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A woman walks past an ambulance near the scene of the shooting at a Walmart in Thornton. Guadalupe Perez was inside the store with her young son when she heard what she thought was a balloon popping. An employee told her someone was shooting, and then Perez saw people running away yelling, ‘Let’s go. Let’s go. Leave the groceries.’ (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

A woman walks past an ambulance near the scene of the shooting at a Walmart in Thornton. Guadalupe Perez was inside the store with her young son when she heard what she thought was a balloon popping. An employee told her someone was shooting, and then Perez saw people running away yelling, ‘Let’s go. Let’s go. Leave the groceries.’ (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

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Employees and shoppers hug at the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Colorado. The retail location about 16 kilometers north of Denver is in a busy shopping center that includes restaurants, a movie theater and several other stores. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

Employees and shoppers hug at the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Colorado. The retail location about 16 kilometers north of Denver is in a busy shopping center that includes restaurants, a movie theater and several other stores. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

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Police interview Walmart employees and shoppers in Colorado on November 1, 2017. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are helping police in the investigation. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

Police interview Walmart employees and shoppers in Colorado on November 1, 2017. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are helping police in the investigation. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

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People watch an ambulance leave at the scene of the shooting in Colorado. About an hour after the initial alert, police said on Twitter that the threat of gunfire had ended at the store, which was surrounded by police and fire crews. ‘At this time this is NOT an active shooter. Active crime scene. We will update as info becomes available,’ the police department said in that tweet. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

People watch an ambulance leave at the scene of the shooting in Colorado. About an hour after the initial alert, police said on Twitter that the threat of gunfire had ended at the store, which was surrounded by police and fire crews. ‘At this time this is NOT an active shooter. Active crime scene. We will update as info becomes available,’ the police department said in that tweet. (Rick Wilking / REUTERS)

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Police guard the entrance at the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Thornton, Colorado. In addition to the three deaths reported by the police, two patients were treated at North Suburban Medical Center, the closest hospital to the Walmart. However, neither had been shot, and one was discharged later Wednesday, CBS Denver reported. (Marc Piscotty / Getty Images / AFP)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

Police guard the entrance at the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Thornton, Colorado. In addition to the three deaths reported by the police, two patients were treated at North Suburban Medical Center, the closest hospital to the Walmart. However, neither had been shot, and one was discharged later Wednesday, CBS Denver reported. (Marc Piscotty / Getty Images / AFP)

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Walmart customers and employees are held back while emergency crews and police work on the grounds of Walmart during a shooting in Thornton. Only last month, the US witnessed its worst mass shooting incident in its recent history when a lone gunman in Las Vegas killed 58 people at a concert. (John Leyba / The Denver Post via AP)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 3:13 PM

Walmart customers and employees are held back while emergency crews and police work on the grounds of Walmart during a shooting in Thornton. Only last month, the US witnessed its worst mass shooting incident in its recent history when a lone gunman in Las Vegas killed 58 people at a concert. (John Leyba / The Denver Post via AP)

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