Chaos and panic, this is how witnesses describe the shooting in a mall in Texas

Chaos, panic and confusion filled the streets of an open-air shopping center on Saturday in Allen, Texasin which a man killed at least eight people before being subdued by a policeman who was attending another emergency in the area.

“We will never know how many lives were saved by the swift actions of the security forces. What we do know is that we owe them a debt of gratitude for acting quickly and neutralizing (the attacker).”, pointed out on Saturday night at a press conference the Republican congressman for Texas, Jeff Leach.

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One day after the last mass shooting in USAthe identity of the attacker and the motivations that led him to drive to a shopping center and shoot indiscriminately at people who were shopping are still unknown.

At least eight people were killed, including a 5-year-old boy, and 7 more were injured, several seriously.

It is also not known how many minutes he was shooting in the Allen Premium OutletsCrowded with people on a Saturday afternoon.

What is known is that hundreds of people were shopping when they heard the shots. Many evacuated the center when the police arrived, hands behind their heads, while others spent hours hiding in shops, waiting for the police to come looking for them.

Although the attacker died shortly after starting to shoot, panic spread for hours in the establishment and there was even talk of the possible existence of another person who was shooting, information that was finally denied.

According to Brian Harveyhead of the Allen Policethe perpetrator of the shooting was subdued by a local police officer who heard the shots and who was in the area attending to another unrelated emergency.

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“He heard shots, located the shooter, neutralized him, and thereby neutralized the threat. We believe at this point that the shooter acted alone.”, Harvey pointed out last night.

Media outlets such as CNN published this Sunday a photograph of the alleged perpetrator of the massacre, in which he appears dressed in a bulletproof vest, carrying ammunition, and next to his body a long weapon that could be an AR-15 rifle (the most popular).

According to an official of the White Housethe American president, Joe Bidenis receiving information about the event and the White House is “closely monitoring the situation” and is “Liaise with law enforcement and local officials to offer support”.

Jonathan BoydAllen fire chief, explained Saturday night that after the emergency call they went to the area and transferred nine people to the hospital, two of whom died shortly after.

Three of the injured were in critical condition last night and four stable. Seven of the deceased died in the same shopping center.

According to the BNO news portal, the man arrived by car, stopped at a store belonging to the chain H&Mgot out of his vehicle and immediately opened fire indiscriminately against the people who were shopping.

After what happened, the governor of Texas, greg abbottissued a statement in which he explained that he is in contact with the mayor of the municipality and has offered him “all state support”, “the necessary assistance and resources”.

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“Our hearts go out to the people of Allen, Texas tonight during this unspeakable tragedy.the Republican said on Saturday.

The United States has suffered at least 199 mass shootings so far this year, according to the organization Gun Violence Archivewhich defines mass shootings as those in which four or more people are killed, not including the perpetrator of the attack.

Source: Elcomercio

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