Police: Email about shooting at Wal-Mart a hoax

E-mails and text messages are being sent out in our area and across the country, warning of an alleged gang initiation planned, in which women and children will be killed. It urges people not to shop at Wal-Mart stores. The Fort Bend County sheriff's office has received numerous calls from people worried about the threat.

While this is considered a hoax, the Fort Bend County sheriff's office is stepping up patrols in and around Wal-Mart stores there.