Nine people killed in shooting at shopping mall in Allen, Texas

Nine people killed in shooting at shopping mall in Allen, Texas

Gunman opens fire at a busy US shopping mall north of the city of Dallas, killing at least eight and wounding seven others.

Police in the United States report that a someone opened fire at a crowded shopping center north of Dallas, killing eight people and injuring at least seven others.

Police said on Sunday that the shooter, who they suspect was acting alone, was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday after he started firing outside the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas.

At a news conference earlier on Saturday, Brian Harvey, the police chief of Allen, a town of approximately 100,000 people, stated, “He heard gunshots, went to the gunshots, engaged the suspect, and neutralized the suspect.”

Then, “he also called for ambulances,” the witness claimed.

Maxwell Gum, a 16-year-old worker at a pretzel store, recounted a virtual stampede of customers. He took refuge in a storage area with other people.

“We took off running. Children were being tramped on, Gum claimed. “A four-year-old girl was picked up by my coworker and given to her parents.”

The shooter was seen in dashcam video becoming viral online stepping out of a car and firing at pedestrians. The sound of more than thirty rounds could be heard as the car that was filming the action accelerated.

Jon Boyd, the chief of the Allen fire department, stated that his team transported at least nine people who had been shot to local hospitals.

Boyd revealed at a second news conference on Saturday night that two of the patients passed away at the hospital.