We do know that he had Neo
Nazi ideation. He had patches,
he had tattoos.
We're learning new information t
the man who shot and killed eigt
people at the outlet mall in Al,
what authorities revealed
about his background,
plus mourning those lost in the
shooting and how one victim is
being remembered in her home
country of India, Whole country
and our community is all grievi.
Victims of gun violence have been at the
Capitol demanding changes to gun laws.
Now one Republican may be open o
discussions. So you're willing o
consider some measures.
I'm at. I absolutely AM.
And we have to sit down and have
these conversations live from downtown
Dallas. WFAA news at six starts now. But
the first time we're hearing
from the lead agency about the
evidence they've collected on
that mass shooting in Allen,
including how many weapons the suspect
brought to the mall and how he bought them.
Thank you for joining us.
I'm Chris Lawrence.
I'm Cindy A Segada.
We can now show you actual picts
of each of the victims who lost
their lives in just the Last ho.
Family members shared a
photo of Elio Kumana Rivas,
a 32 year old man from Dallas.
There were three children who
are among the eight victims,
and at the outlets,
the memorial in honor of the
people killed continues growing.
There are several sets of cross,
a lot of flowers,
stuffed animals and mementos.
The Department of Public Safety
says in the past 72 hours,
more than 1100 cars and trucks e
been picked up from the parking.
Authorities have also set up a Family
Assistance Center where shopperd
employees can collect any personal items
they had to leave behind last weekend
and tonight we continue our
team coverage getting answers
about what happened on Saturday.
We are covering this mass
shooting from all angles.
Teresa Woodard and Jason Whiteley are
getting reaction to the response in Austin,
but we begin with our senior crime and
justice reporter Rebecca Lopez tonight.
Rebecca, what new information
do we have about the suspect?
Well Cynthia, one of the things
that they confirmed is what we e
been reporting through our sour,
that this suspect was a racist d
that he espoused Neo Nazi ideol.
They also said that the Allen
Mall was in fact targeted by the
suspect probably for quite some
time and that more information s
emerging about his extremist vi.
It all happened
in just a few minutes from
the time the shooter arrived,
opened fire and was killed. I tk
within 3 or 4 minutes, the AlleD
officer had neutralized A suspe.
Investigators say Mauricio
Garcia had eight weapons,
three on him and five in his ca,
all of them obtained legally. Ne
were stolen. Anything else and w
we're running checks on them to
see if they were using any crim.
DPS, who is in charge of this investigation,
says they haven't determined A motive
and believe he shot people at random.
To me it looks like he targeted the location
rather than a specific group of people,
but it's important to note
that the majority of the people
who died were people of color.
WFAA has been poring over a
social media account that
authorities are also looking in.
We found this photo of Garcia
with a swastika tattoo on his
chest and one on his arm,
a law enforcement source told ABC News.
Garcia was found wearing a
right wing death squad patch.
We
do know that he had.
Neo Nazi ideation.
He had patches, he had tattoos,
even his signature,
you know, verified that.
We asked DPS Regional Director Hank Sibley
if this was a case of domestic terrorism,
given Garcia's white supremacist views.
And obviously, circumstantially,
you might say something like that, but.
We need to get more into his ideology,
get into his social media
and see more than we have.
In some of the post we saw,
Garcia talked about scouting the mall,
peak visitor times, and he visid
the outlet mall last May and January.
Authorities say it was a planned attack.
In looking at those social media posts,
we did find a suicide note thats
posted on the day of the shooti,
and Garcia said he was lost,
even if he went to a psychologi.
They couldn't have fixed what ws
wrong with him, is what he said.
Cynthia. Rebecca,
what are some of the questions you did not
get answered from law enforcement today,
Cynthia. How was he indoctrinat?
This is a Latino male that
grew up in East Dallas.
How did he become a white
supremacist and a neo Nazi?
Also, Cynthia, a lot of people t
to know where they're warning s.
Apparently he was not in law,
not on law enforcement's radar.
And so law enforcement always
says to people and families,
if you see something,
if you see extreme behavior,
especially someone with
such dangerous ideology.
Contact law enforcement because
you could be saving some lives.
That is correct. Neighbors did
tell us that he he appeared odd,
but law enforcement today did sy
he did not have a criminal hist.
Our thanks to you, Rebecca Lope,
and in less than 30 minutes,
the Allen City Council is scheduled to hold
its first meeting since the shootings.
It gets underway at 7:00
o'clock at City Hall.
We have a crew there and we'll
have reaction tonight at 10.
We're constantly learning more
about the victims, including a g
engineer who lived in McKinney.
The body of Aishwarya that
Ikonda is being flown to her
hometown in India for her famil.
Joey Punica shows us how one
coworker is choosing to remember her.
She was shopping for her 28th birthday.
It would be the last day Ashwiy.
Konda was alive, one of the 8
victims of Saturday's shooting.
The grief is there and I think.
It will be there for a very long time.
Sri Chalavadi was her boss,
he remembers, a smart, determind
engineer with a great smile.
I wish and I pray that I would
never get this kind of experien.
Family and friends have been
scrambling to get Aishwarya's
body from here in Collin Countyo
her hometown of Hyderabad, Indi.
We're told that happened Tuesday morning.
Her body was sent on a plane.
Through DFW airport, Ashok
Cola with the Telugu Association
of North America had the help
of Collin County officials,
the state and the consulate.
Usually it's 36 to 48 hour process which
were we streamlined yesterday and we're
able to do it in less than 12 to 13 hours.
OK, we did it and that's the strength of
our organization and our volunteers. Getting
Aishwarya home for her family
was a priority and immediately
according to Hindu custom,
it is an emotional and.
The whole country and our
community is all grieving and
they're all heartbroken. It
is hard enough to see all this .
Imagine feeling it half a world away.
In Allen, I'm Joven Panicker.
2 of the other victims were little girls,
11 year old Daniela Mendoza andr
eight-year old little sister So.
Her mother was wounded in the
shooting and is still being tred
at a local hospital in Wiley.
Neighbors have wrapped yellow
ribbons around some of the tree,
representing the girl's favorite color.
They took cheer and tumbling
classes at Wiley.
Elite in the gym is collecting a
card donations to help the famiy
with groceries and other expens.
Medical
City Healthcare continues to
treat six shooting victims.
They say 2 patients.
Are showing improvement.
There is now one person listed n
critical condition, one in seri,
two and fair and two in good condition.
So some good news to see
that improvement there.
Irvin Walker, the 2nd,
is one of the victims in a hosp.
According to his attorney,
Walker was driving in his car when the
gunman began shooting into his vehicle.
He was shot in the chest and
shoulder and is recovering a
Go Fund Me account to set up to
help with his medical expenses.
You can find a link to help himd
the other victims families on wfaa.com.