Police also found multiple weapons in his car. In addition to the AR-15-style weapon found near him, Garcia had at least one other weapon on him when he was fatally shot in front of the mall, the senior law enforcement source said. He is clad in black body armor and appears to have several extra magazines strapped in his chest gear. Some members of extremist groups have been seen in public in recent years with patches bearing the letters “RWDS,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that monitors and reports on extremism.Ī photo obtained by CNN shows what appears to be the gunman lying on the ground after being shot, with an AR-15-style firearm nearby. KTVTĨ killed and 7 wounded in Texas mall shooting. Law enforcement arrive at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, following reports of an active shooter. While authorities have not determined a specific motive, the source said the deceased suspect was found with an insignia on his clothing that read “RWDS,” which authorities believe may stand for “Right Wing Death Squad.”
Investigators probe possible link to right-wing extremismĪuthorities are investigating whether the gunman was motivated by right-wing extremism, a senior law enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells CNN. A patient transferred to a children’s hospital was also in fair condition, while the ninth patient was also treated at a local hospital, police said. One patient who was transferred to a Level I trauma center was in fair condition, police said. “Christian was a sweet, caring young man who was loved greatly by our family,” his older sister Brianna Smith shared with CNN.Īt least nine people were rushed to trauma facilities, two of whom died, Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said.Īs of Sunday afternoon, four of those patients were being treated at a local medical center, including three in critical condition and one in fair condition, Allen police said. One of the victims in Saturday’s massacre was identified by his family as Christian LaCour. Both the nonprofit and CNN define mass shootings as those in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter. There have been 202 mass shootings across the US within the first five months of this year, according to the Gun Violence Archiv e. “You don’t expect to go to the mall and lose your life,” Keaton said. It was definitely not anything that you expect or (are) prepared for because who prepares for a thing like that?” “It was traumatic,” he told CNN Sunday evening. They were rushed to a corridor and then outside, where Keaton said he saw people down on the sidewalk. Geoffrey Keaton was eating at the mall’s Fatburger restaurant Saturday with his daughter when they heard gunshots approaching. Mourners have placed makeshift memorials at the mall. Investigators believe the shooter was acting alone. The gunman in Saturday’s massacre was killed by an Allen Police Department officer who was at the mall on an unrelated call, police said.
And it came just weeks before Texas will mark a year since 19 students and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde. The massacre unfolded in the same week a gunman opened fire in a medical facility in Atlanta, killing one woman and wounding four others. The man who opened fire Saturday at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, killing eight people and wounding at least seven others was identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Sunday.Īuthorities have not yet zeroed in on a specific motive, but investigators uncovered an extensive social media presence by the gunman, including a possible link to right-wing extremism, a senior law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN.Īs the probe continues, another American community is left grieving in the aftermath of another mass shooting at a public place that once felt safe - from supermarkets, schools and Fourth of July parades.
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