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Man with gun arrested after struggle, being tazed by police at west El Paso Target store

El Paso police arrest a struggling man at the Target store on Sunland Park.
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El Paso police arrest a struggling man at the Target store on Sunland Park.

EL PASO, Texas -- Police arrested a man armed with a gun at a west El Paso Target store Tuesday afternoon following a struggle.

Officers were dispatched to the store at 801 Sunland Park about 3 p.m. on a report of a "belligerent subject armed with a gun... disturbing customers," police said.

When the officers confronted the man, police said a struggle ensued and they ultimately had to use a taser to stun the man and take him into custody.

No further details on the incident were immediately available.

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