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Identity of Hostage Taker Shot and Killed in Wichita Falls Released
The man shot and killed during a hostage situation in Wichita Falls Thursday night has been identified as 18-year-old Miguel Angel Silva.
Silva was shot and killed by a member of SWAT after he took two hostages at Garrison's Food Mart just after 10:00 p.m. Thursday night.
Silva was pronounced dead at the scene. Both hostages walked away unharmed.
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