NBC News reports that “senior law enforcement officials” indicate the suspect who opened fire at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall was armed with a handgun and a rifle.
They identified the suspect as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia.
Suspected shooter identified as Mauricio Garcia https://t.co/eZmXmIIAAZ via @NBCNews
— jonathan dienst (@jonathan4ny) May 7, 2023
ABC 30 noted that “numerous other weapons” were found in Garcia’s car.
Breitbart News reported that Garcia lived in a house in northeast Dallas with his parents, and the Dallas Morning News observed he was staying at a Budget Suites hotel at 8150 N Stemmons Freeway leading up to the attack.
Law-enforcement sources confirm the man believed to be the gunman who killed eight people and injured seven others at Allen Premium Outlets was staying at a Budget Suites in Dallas. Authorities searched the hotel and a northeast Dallas home. @dallasnewshttps://t.co/pv7sA88WIR
— Kelli Smith (@kellixsmith) May 7, 2023
Fox News observed that when the FBI descended on the home Garcia shared with his parent, the parents “requested a translator.”
Breitbart News reported that eight people were killed and numerous others injured when the suspect opened fire at the outlet mall around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The attack was stopped by a police officer who was at the mall on an unrelated call. The officer shot and killed Garcia.
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