The motive of the shooter is unclear.
A dashcam video captured the terrifying moment the alleged gunman who killed eight people at a Texas mall on Saturday recklessly got out of his car and opened fire on shoppers.
The clip shows a gray vehicle pulling up near the entrance of Allen Premium Outlets. A man dressed in black gets out of the car with a gun and immediately starts shooting at people outside the shops from behind the car door. In the video, gunshots can be heard before a black pickup truck tries to speed off in the opposite direction in order to get away from the shooter’s car.
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BREAKING: Dashcam video of the shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas shows a shooter getting out of his car in front of an H&M and opening fire on the crowd. pic.twitter.com/rhm7HY33a5
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Authorities said the gunman, who has not yet been identified, killed eight people and wounded several others.
According to police, a police officer was at the mall on an unrelated call when shots rang out around 3:30 pm (2030 GMT). Allen Police Department Chief Brian Harvey said, “They heard gunshots, heard gunshots, surrounded the suspect and neutralized the suspect,” after he also called for an ambulance.
The motive of the shooter is unclear.
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Three of the injured are undergoing serious surgery at area hospitals, while four are in stable condition. Hospital staff said some of the victims were as young as five years old. The ages of the victims who died at the scene and who died at the hospital have not been released.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the mass shooting an “speakable tragedy”. Notably, there have been more than 195 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.