BREAKING: Texas mall shooting suspect ID'd
An Allen, TX shooting killed on-duty security guard Christian LaCour and 7 others. The suspect, ID'd as Mauricio Garcia, is also dead.The suspect in Saturday's mass shooting in Allen, Texas, has been identified as Mauricio Garcia, 33, a senior law enforcement source familiar with the investigationBy the end of Saturday's deadly rampage, eight people were killed and at least seven others were wounded from the massacre in the affluent suburb of Allen, about 25 miles north of Dallas.
Garcia had been living in some form of transient lodging, according to the law enforcement source. Law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News that preliminary information developed in the probe indicates that the shooter was in the U.S. Army in 2008 and was "removed due to mental health concerns."
Witness video showed panicked shoppers in the parking lot of Allen Premium Outlets in Texas screaming and ducking behind rows of cars. Inside the sprawling complex, employees, shoppers and families with young children bolted and hid in storage areas or back hallways, witnesses told CNN. Christian LaCour, 20, died during the shooting, his sister Brianna Smith confirmed to ABC. LaCour was an on-duty security guard at the outlet mall where the shooting occurred.Christian's mother Tracye LaCour asked ABC for privacy, and said they are praying for the families of the other victims.
Ezeh huddled with others in the back of a store for about an hour before police came to get them, he said. Other witnesses reported sheltering in place for up to two hours as police cleared the scene.
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