![]() Shoppers sheltered inside storerooms for an hour or more as police cleared the sprawling mall shop by shop. Outside the locked rooms, security guard Christian LaCour had just helped someone get to safety and was trying to evacuate others when he was fatally shot, Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey said at a news conference Tuesday.Īn Allen police officer who happened to be nearby saved “countless lives” by killing the gunman within four minutes of the attack's start, authorities said. “My co-worker picked up a 4-year-old girl and gave her to her parents.” Kids were getting trampled,” said Maxwell Gum, a 16-year-old pretzel stand employee. Witnesses recalled hearing dozens of shots as shoppers stampeded for shelter and store workers pulled people into backrooms and rolled down metal gates for protection. ![]() ![]() The gunman stepped out of a silver sedan on Saturday afternoon and started shooting people, cars and glass storefronts in a rain of bullets from an AR-15 style rifle - one of eight legally purchased firearms authorities said he brought to the mall. Here's what to know about the shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets. Authorities say they have yet to establish a motive for the shooting.Īuthorities have acknowledged the authenticity of a social media account on which the gunman, who had no criminal record, displayed a fascination with white supremacy while offering what are, in retrospect, chilling hints of his research and planning. Those killed included three members of a Korean American family, two young sisters and an engineer from India. ![]()
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