Texas mall shooting live updates: 8 victims killed at Allen Premium OutletsThe suspected shooter was also killed by a police officer who was in the area on an unrelated call, authorities said.Witness recalls pulling a young boy covered in blood from underneath his wounded mother
A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.A witness who rushed to Allen Premium Outlets after receiving a frantic call from his son said he found seven people with gunshot wounds outside a store.
Steven Spainhouer, a former police officer, said he began checking for pulses and pulled a young boy, covered in blood, from underneath his wounded mother.
Spainhouer said he was one of the first to arrive at the outlet, before police got to the scene.
“The trail of blood from where the victims were laying to the police car will stick in my head forever,” he said.
One victim died as Spainhouer performed CPR on him.
“There was nothing I could do,” he said.
Suspected shooter interacted with neo-Nazi and white supremacist content online, officials saySuspected Allen, Texas mall shooter Mauricio Garcia interacted with neo-Nazi and white supremacist content online, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
According to one of the officials, 33-year-old Garcia posted such content himself. The other official said the suspect consumed such rhetoric online, had several social media accounts, and said that authorities found him with a patch with a right-wing acronym on his chest.
It's not known at this time what the right-wing acronym is.
NBC News has not seen any of the suspect’s accounts thus far, and the officials have stressed it’s still early in the investigation and it is too early to ascribe a motive.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/texas-mall-shooting-live-updates-rcna83240Texas shooter lived with his mother — and was 'right-wing death squad' member interested in neo-Nazis: police
Fox News is reporting more information about the man who opened fire at the mall in Allen, Texas on Saturday. According to the report, the police were searching the home of the shooter, which he shared with his two parents.
The 33-year-old Mauricio Martinez Garcia lived in Dallas.
"Neighbors said Garcia had lived in the home with his parents for years," said Fox, "and they had never seen him in possession of a weapon. They told WFAA that he could often be seen going to and from the house in an outfit that suggested he worked in a security role. Despite the regular sightings, neighbors added that both the man and his gray Dodge Charger had frequently been missing in recent weeks."
Eight people were killed and seven injured.
After the gunman was shot by a responding officer, a photo showed the man with an AR-15 and many rounds of ammunition strapped to him, CNN reported Sunday.
"We are horrified by today's senseless tragedy and outraged by the violence that continues to plague our country. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and others affected by this heinous act. We are thankful for the police officer’s heroic actions and for the support of all the first responders," the mall said in a statement about the ordeal.
The motivation for the attack was right-wing extremism, CNN said, citing a local law enforcement official. He had a patch reading RWDS on his chest, which police claim means "right-wing death squad."
"Officials are also investigating any possible ties between the suspect and radical beliefs after he was found wearing a patch on his chest that suggested white supremacist or neo-Nazi leanings," said the Washington Post.
NBC News explained in greater detail, "suspected Allen, Texas mall shooter Mauricio Garcia interacted with neo-Nazi and white supremacist content online, according to two senior law enforcement officials."
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