The Houston office of the South Korean Consulate confirmed Monday that three Korean Americans – husband Cho Kyu Song, 37, and wife, Kang Shin Young, 35, as well as one of their children – were killed in the shooting, according to the Dallas Morning News. LaCour was “the kind of person who would just walk into the store and everyone in the room would light up because he was there,” said Max Weiss, a mall store employee. Two elementary school students from the Wylie Independent School District were among the eight killed. The account also uploaded a screenshot from Google Maps a few weeks before the shooting showing what times of day the outlet mall was busiest.Īccording to the first law enforcement source, investigators do not feel they have a complete picture of the suspect’s past and are continuing to dig into his background. Another post describes people making jokes or awkward comments about the user’s likelihood of committing mass murder. In some posts, the user identifies as an incel and in others, expresses anger toward women. It is unclear whether the person in the shirtless photo is the gunman.
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Posts included photos of a man’s shirtless torso with a large swastika tattoo over the heart, firearms, and a ballistic vest with a patch with the abbreviation for Right-Wing Death Squad. The user posted writings approving of Nazi ideology, shared images of his firearms and uploaded a photo of the mall in the weeks before the shooting. The insignia appears to be shown in a photo on an account on the Russian social media website Odnoklassniki that a law enforcement source said investigators believe belongs to the shooter. While no official motive has been released, the gunman was wearing an insignia that authorities believe may be associated with extremist groups, a senior law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN. What we know about the North Texas outlet mall gunman Under Army regulations at the time, a commander could approve the separation of a service member for physical or mental health conditions that interfere with an assignment or performance of duty.Īrmy spokesperson Heather Hagan said Garcia was terminated in June 2008 after three months in the service and did not complete basic training.Įmergency personnel work the scene of the shooting Saturday at Allen Premium Outlets.
Live updates: The latest on the Texas mall shootingĪ US defense official told CNN on Monday that Garcia was separated from the Army about 15 years ago because of a mental health condition after an evaluation. The indiscriminate slaughter marks yet another mass tragedy at a public place where many Americans had felt safe – such as schools, supermarkets, parks and Fourth of July parades. The shooter obtained the firearms “over time,” the source said, adding “this was not an instance where he rushed to buy weapons prior to the attack.” Most of the weapons were purchased from private sellers, which means Garcia didn’t have to go through a federal background check. The gunman’s rifle and other guns were purchased legally, a law enforcement source said Monday. Here's what we know about the victims of the Texas outlet mall shootingĪuthorities say Mauricio Garcia used an AR-15-style weapon to carry out the massacre before he was gunned down by a police officer. From left, Aishwarya Thatikonda, Christian LaCour, Cho Kyu Song, Kang Shin Young, James Cho and Elio Cumana-Rivas are some of the Texas mall shooting victims.
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