Mauricio Garci, 33, reportedly held white supremacist and neo-Nazi views and had previously been discharged from the military due to “mental health concerns.”
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Authorities have identified the gunman who killed at least eight people and injured several others at a Dallas-area outlet mall before being shot dead by police as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, whose white supremacist sympathies are now being examined by Federal investigators as they attempt to understand the motive behind the incident.Key Facts
Garcia, who is believed to have acted alone, was in possession of an AR-15-style assault rifle, a handgun and was wearing a tactical vest at the time of the shootout, police said.
According to the Associated Press, the gunman was wearing a patch on his chest with the letters “RWDS,” an acronym for “Right Wing Death Squad,” used by many far-right groups, including the Proud Boys.
After investigating Garcia’s social media accounts, the FBI found hundreds of posts and images expressing white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, Rolling Stone reported.
