A man killed eight people with an AR-15-style rifle in a mass shooting Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Texas, officials said. An officer engaged the suspect and “neutralized the threat,” police said. Photo: WFAA/Associated Press
Authorities are investigating a Texas shooter’s possible links to white supremacist ideology, according to law-enforcement officials with knowledge of the probe, following a killing spree at a suburban Dallas mall on Saturday.
The gunman was identified as Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old, the officials said. He is accused of killing eight people and injuring seven others after opening fire at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, before being shot dead by a police officer. He used an AR-15-style rifle in the attack and multiple other firearms were found at the scene, according to the officials.
MagicalTargaryen on May 7th, 2023 at 21:37 UTC »
Shooter wears “Right wing death squad” patch.
Conservatives “sounds like he’s antifa”
lanky_yankee on May 7th, 2023 at 21:08 UTC »
These kids of events need to be labeled what they are…terrorist attacks.
BaBaDoooooooook on May 7th, 2023 at 20:14 UTC »
Authorities have not released a motive, but a patch on his chest said “RWDS,” an acronym that stands for Right Wing Death Squad, according to people familiar with the investigation. The phrase is popular among right wing extremists, neo-Nazis and white supremacists, they said. In addition to the weapons found on his body, investigators found another five guns inside his car nearby, these people said.