The mass shooting at an outlet mall injured at least seven others, officials said.
A mass shooting at a Texas outlet mall has left at least nine dead, including the shooter, and at least seven injured, law enforcement officials said Saturday.
The gunman opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets in Texas on Saturday afternoon, Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey said at a media briefing. An officer with the department was at the outlet mall on an unrelated call when he heard gunshots at 3:36 p.m. local time, shortly before he “engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat.”
The incident sent shoppers and employees scrambling for safety at the outdoor mall, about 40 miles from Dallas.
The injured include three people in critical condition and four in stable condition, Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said Saturday evening.
The victims, who have not yet been identified publicly, range in age from 5 years old to 61 years old.
Allen Mayor Ken Fulk said in a statement that the community must “remain strong and stand united.
