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Victims identified so far in El Paso shooting,

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Twenty people were killed and 26 injured in an attack Saturday morning at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, according to state and law enforcemen­t officials.

Among them was a 25-year-old woman, family members have confirmed. The names of five Mexican nationals killed also were confirmed.

Here is what we know so far about those who died:

Jordan Anchondo

Jordan Anchondo, 25, was shot to death, apparently as she shielded her 2month-old son from the gunfire.

Rep. Veronica Escobar, speaking on ABC’s “This Week” described the woman’s death but did not identify her. However, several others identified the woman as Jordan Anchondo, including her cousin, Brianna Contreras, to The Arizona Republic, part of the USA Today network.

Contreras also told The Republic that Jordan’s husband, Andre Anchondo, was still missing and the family had no confirmati­on as of Sunday morning on his status.

The Associated Press reported that Jordan’s sister, Leta Jamrowski, confirmed Jordan was shot while shopping for back-to-school supplies.

The 19-year-old Jamrowski said Anchondo, a mother of three, was likely trying to shield her 2-month-old son and fell on him as she was shot. She said the boy suffered broken bones and is being treated at an El Paso hospital.

In several Facebook posts on Jordan’s page, her mother, Misti Jamrowski, also confirmed the death and said the woman’s husband remained missing. She also warned that at least one fake GoFundMe account had been started on behalf of the family.

Arturo Benavides

Arturo Benavides, a 59-year-old El Paso man was confirmed dead Monday morning by two family members via social media, including his nie

According to one post, Benavides was at the self-checkout line at Walmart while his wife, Patty, was in the restroom. She made it out and several family members took to social media to find his whereabout­s.

By Sunday morning, one was informed that Benavides hadn’t made it out.

One of Benavides’ nieces told Buzzfeed News that he was an army veteran and a bus driver for Sun Metro, El Paso’s public transit system.

They described their uncle, whose nickname was “Turi,” as “a strongwill­ed, caring, giving, and special person.”

Javier Rodriguez

15-year-old Javier Rodriguez was among the deceased, his aunt, Elvira Rodriguez, confirmed Sunday morning to The Republic.

Elvira Rodriguez said she and her family couldn’t find Javier Rodriguez after the shooting. After visiting the reunificat­ion centers without any luck, like many others, she took to social media to see if any one had seen him.

They were informed by authoritie­s in El Paso early Sunday afternoon that he had died, she said.

Javier Rodriguez was weeks away from starting his sophomore year of high school at Horizon High School in El Paso, she said.

“He was such a loving boy,” Elvira Rodriguez said in Spanish, weeping.

Javier Rodriguez loved to play soccer and did well in school, she added.

Clint ISD spokeswoma­n Laura Cade confirmed Javier was a student and the school is planning a vigil for Monday.

Sara Esther Regalado and Adolfo Cerros Hernández

Adolfo Cerros Hernandez and Sara Esther Regalado were among the Mexican nationals who were killed, the Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed Sunday afternoon.

Their daughter, Sandra Cerros, posted a Facebook status saying they were informed of their deaths at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

“We thank you infinitely for your prayers, your support, concern, calls and messages, they have been a great company during this crisis,” she wrote. “We ask you to give us time to assimilate what happened, today we want to reserve ourselves from answering calls and messages, we have your understand­ing.”

Their grandaught­er, Vielka Yu, posted a photo of the couple on Facebook Saturday. She said they were in town shopping the last time she had heard from them.

Gloria Irma Marquez

The Mexican government also confirmed that Gloria Irma Márquez of Ciudad Juárez was among the dead. Amber Robles, a friend of Márquez’s daughter, Roby Romero, made a Facebook post on Saturday asking for help in locating her.

Robles commented on the post Sunday afternoon to thank people for sharing her post and their prayers.

“May God help heal the pain the family is going through,” Robles wrote.

María Eugenia Legarreta Rothe

An hour after tweeting out the initial list of victims, Ebrard identified María Eugenia Legarreta Rothe, of Chihuahua.

According to El Diario, a Spanishlan­guage newspaper in El Paso, she was on her way to pick up her daughter at the airport before she stopped at the Walmart to make some purchases. She didn’t make it out.

Elsa de la Mora

Ebrard identified Elsa Mendoza de la Mora, of Yepomera, Chihuahua, as one of the victims.

Her husband, Antonio de la Mora posted a photo of them together Sunday morning, confirming that she had passed.

“I say goodbye to my partner, the most wonderful of women, a being full of light that will continue to illuminate our walk for the time that life has so arranged,” he wrote. “... we will miss you my love !!!! ”

Additional victims

A total of six Mexican nationals were killed, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed.

Jorge Calvillo García, of Torreon, Coahuila was also identified as victims. Further informatio­n about these victims is not yet available.

Foreign minister Ebrard tweeted the names five of the fatalities, while one was still waiting to be identified, then tweeted the other about an hour later. Ebrad tweeted that an additional seven Mexican nationals were injured; it’s unclear how many in that list may have turned into fatalities.

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