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More details are coming to light about the mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, when a gunman opened fire, killing eight people and wounding seven others.
Authorities have now released the names of some of the victims while evidence suggests the gunman held far-right extremist beliefs.
The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Garcia was killed by police.
Saturday’s attack is considered to be the second-deadliest mass shooting of 2023, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.
Here’s what we know about the Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting.The victims who were killed range in age from 3 to 37 years old
In a statement Monday afternoon, the Texas Department of Public Safety said it had positively identified the victims in Saturday’s attack.
The agency added that it will not release the identities of anyone under the age of 18 nor the victims who are injured.
The victims have been identified as:
The Houston office of the South Korean Consulate told The Dallas Morning News that one of Kyu Song Cho and Cindy Cho’s children was also killed in the shooting.
The Cho family was at the mall for a day that should have been „filled with light, love and celebration but ended in tragedy,“ according to a GoFundMe campaign started for the family.
