As we show you 8 crosses in honf
the eight people killed during a normal
day of shopping in Allen this morning,
that memorial continues to growd
we are learning the names of al8
victims of that shooting on Saturday.
We start our team coverage this
morning with their stories.
Who's in Bruner Live at
that memorial? Hi Suzanne.
Hi Cara. This morning families are grieving.
Communities are coming
together for prayer and hope.
And the more we learn about the
8 victims in Saturday's shootin,
the more heartbreaking this all.
The victims range from 3 to 37 years old,
A GoFundMe shares the
youngest killed is James Cho.
He was with his mother Cindy,
his father Q and brother William
exchanging clothes William had
just gotten for his 6th birthda.
William is the family's only survivor
and we just learned minutes ago.
This is according to a BC news,
William will be released
from the hospital today.
In Wylie,
the school district share the
devastating news with families.
Two young students at Cox Elemey
Sisters both killed 11 year oldh
grader Daniela Mendoza and her eight-year
old second grade sister Sophia Mendoza.
Their mother Ilda,
is critical in the ICU right no.
Aishwarya thoughtikondo was
also one of the victims.
She was shopping for her 20th
birthday with a friend who's
recovering in the hospital,
thoughtikondo was an engineer
from India but lived in McKinne.
Friends describe her as friendly and smart.
It's
a nightmare. Yeah, we wouldn't
expect this in one of the larget
Indian community population.
And it's really shocking.
It sent a shocking waves across
the country, across the world.
Texas GPS identified at 32 year.
Elio Kumana Rivas of Dallas as a victim
who died and loved ones are moug
the loss of 20 year old Christi,
the core of Farmersville ISD gr.
He was working as a security guard at the
premium outlet his mother shared on Facebook.
She and the family are broken
and will never be whole again,
once again, according to a BC N.
Some new information we learned minutes ago.
William Cho, the six year old
boy we are telling you about,
will be released from the hospital today.
He is one of seven people
recovering from injuries right .
Mark. OK,
Suzanne, thank you for those updates.
And we also know via workers tht
those outlets will remain closer
the next few days, maybe all we.
Many of you who may have been
there may still have your car or
other personal items on propert.
A lot of those vehicles have aly
been picked up from the parking,
but if you still need to get yo,
they are asking you to go direcy
to the Malls N entrance betweene
Sketchers and the Champs Sports.
If you know that area.
Anything else left in the parkig
lot will be available for pickup
at the Family Assistance Centert
the Allen Senior Recreation Cen.
Open today from 10:00 AM to 7:0,
and if you happen to leave
something behind in a store the,
you'll need to contact that
business directly once it reope.
Of course,
there are still a lot of
questions about this shooting,
and since it happened,
we have not yet gotten a
chance to ask those questions,
though we do expect to hear from
DPS today that is the agency
leading this investigation.
So when we do,
that should get to us some new
information on the shooter and perhaps
a potential motive into why he did this.
Meanwhile, Chris Ottagi continues our
team coverage this morning at C.
We've learned some new details t
that gunman in just the last few hours.
Yes,
Mark, we've already mentioned ts
morning that the FBI agents found ammo,
tactical vest, and other accesss
inside the hotel room where the
identified gunman was living it.
Now there's new information
indicating he had been to the ot
mall before Saturday's attack.
According to information we
just received from ABC News,
photos uploaded to a social meda
account belonging to Mauricio
Garcia show photos of him gun.
Receipts and tattoos that include a swastika,
but also more than a dozen
photos from the outlet mall,
parking lot and sidewalk that
were uploaded just last month
along with boxes of ammunition.
We're also learning more
about his background.
the US Army responded to our questions
about his military service and d
Garcia entered the Army in June of 2008,
but was terminated just three months later
without completing initial entry training.
A military official added that termination
was due to physical or mental conditions.
We talked to a military lawyer
about why this might have been.
He could have had a mental health condition
that either preceded his entry the service.
More less likely developed during boot camp,
so with each passing day we're learning a
little bit more about this identified gunman.
And as we mentioned,
we now await that DPS press conference,
the first since the shooting happened,
where we hope to get more information.
Mark,
back to you.
OK, thank you, Chris And authors
tell us that as soon as he heare
gunshots and Allen police officr
started running to confront the shooter.
This morning we are learning a little bit
more about that officer whose attorney
issued a statement saying that e
officer sprinted toward high-pod
rifle fire as others ran away.
That attorney continues callingm
brave servant with the gentle heart that
embodies the best of law enforcement.
Also that attorney continues asg
for privacy as the officer conts
to process this life altering tragedy.
Calls for change are echoing
through the state Capitol,
a push that started in the wake
of the Rob Elementary School
shooting nearly a year ago,
growing after the tragedy in Al.
There are 20 days left in the Ts
legislative session and many gun
related bills are still in limb.
One did just clear a big hurdle.
Breaking news anchor Megan
Mitchell live in Allen.
So, Megan, this was a symbolic
victory for the families of Uva.
Yeah. And this bill Cara would e
the buying age for semiautomatic
rifles in the state of Texas.
And it's the first time,
really one of the first,
that a bill like this has made
its way in advanced in our stat.
Now, usually gun bills,
gun laws really have a
stronghold on both parties.
So the fact that this legislatin
made its way through this House
committee is a big hurdle,
a big first hurdle for
advocates of this bill.
So there was a rally at the state Capitol,
you saw it there,
where people were chanting to raise the
age they want House Bill 2744 to pass,
raising the age at which you can
buy an AR15 from 18 to 21 years.
In a surprise move,
the panel voted 8:00 to
5:00 to advance that bill,
with two Republicans joining
Democrats to advance it.
Advocates say there have been to
many mass shootings in Texas,
including,
of course,
three days ago and of course
one year ago with Uvalde.
The families of Uvalde victims
believe that Saturday shooting e
in Allen was likely the reason s
bill advanced in the committee.
You also mentioned, Kara,
that this is a symbolic win.
I mean,
there's a number of things
that have to happen here first
within two days on Thursday.
That's the deadline for when Hoe
bills have to make it out of committee.
So it is unlikely that it will
advance that far that quickly.
But if you think about it,
there's only about two weeks of
this legislative session left.
So there are still a number of bills,
I mean both gun control bills
and also gun freedom bills that
are stalled right now in the
legislature reporting live here.
Back to you.
All right. Thank you, Megan.
And we will be following these
final weeks of this session and
all of the updates out of Allen
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