The facts took place in a large shopping center in the city of Allen, in the Dallas area. The shooter was shot on the spot.
A shooter opened fire on Saturday at a shopping center in the Dallas, Texas area, killing eight people and injuring nine others, according to emergency services, before being shot.
The shooting took place at Allen Premium Outlets, a large shopping center in the city of Allen, in the northeastern US state of Texas. Local police chief Brian Harvey confirmed the death of several people while initially refusing to provide a toll, saying he lacked specific information.
Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said his crews “transported nine victims to trauma centers.”
A police officer present at the scene
A police officer was in the mall on another matter when shots rang out around 3:30 p.m. local time, Brian Harvey said, adding that the officer had “incapacitated the suspect”.
State Governor Greg Abbott lamented an “unspeakable tragedy”. There was initially talk of a possible second shooter, according to a witness on CNN, but Brian Harvey said police believe the neutralized suspect, whose identity is not yet known, “acted alone” .
Tactical equipment
The shooter was wearing tactical gear, according to CNN. With more firearms than people, the United States has the highest firearm death rate of all developed countries: 49,000 in 2021, compared to 45,000 in 2020.
The website Gun Violence Archive has already recorded this year in the United States more than 195 mass killings, that is to say where four or more people were injured or killed.
