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the eight people shot and killed
at an Allen shopping mall.
We are beginning to learn about
those lives taken and tonight lw
enforcement sources have identid
the shooter as Mauricio Garcia,
a 33 year old man from Dallas.
Investigators say they will
give no public comments today,
but we have learned a lot of new details.
Let's begin with a live look ate
mall from our chopper. Right no,
Allen Premium Outlets is just off 75,
about 30 minutes north of Dalla.
It is closed today.
There is a growing memorial there with
crosses and flowers for the vic.
Hundreds of cars are still sittg
in the parking lot as well.
They belong to shoppers who ran for cover.
It is a much different scene right now
there from yesterday at this ho.
The first shots were fired outside the
H&amp;M store at 3:36 Saturday afternoon.
Families ran for their lives.
Some of them hid inside stores for hours,
and Allen police officer who was in the
area responding to an unrelated call,
took down the gunman.
The FBI does believe the shooter
was working alone.
Last night,
there were several agents insida
home in Dallas where our sources
say he had lived with his parens
until very recently.
The FBI also searched an extendd
stay motel in Dallas where they
say he was currently living.
Investigators say he was in
the Army in 2008 and he was
removed because of mental health
concerns. Our investigative
team is digging to find out mor.
Right now we do not know a possible motive.
We do know one of the victims n.
Tonight, family members of 20 yr
old Christian Lacour confirmed
he was an on duty security guard
at the mall when he was killed.
He lived in Farmersville,
which is east of Allen,
his sister told ABC News.
He was, quote, a really sweet k.
Seven people remain in the hosp.
Three of them are in
critical condition tonight.
North Texas is coming together to mourn
the lives lost and to pray for e
who are still fighting to survi.
Let's take a live look inside
Cottonwood Creek Church right n.
A vigil for the entire community
is underway at this moment.
Governor Greg Abbott is in
attendance at this service.
WFA's Sydney Persing is there as well.
Sydney will share a story with us about
the grief being felt and the cas
for action tonight on WFAA News at 10.
Let's get to WFA's William Joy right now.
He is at the outlet mall for us live tonight.
William, there is still so much
shock and sadness, not just in Allen,
but really all across North Texas and beyond.
Teresa, all day people have been coming
here to this growing memorial just outside
the Allen Premium Outlets main entrance.
I'll tell you dozens if not fray
countless people have continued to come
by us to lay down flowers in front of
the 8 crosses that an artist has set up
right outside the main interest here.
And along with that,
a lot of people have just come to stand,
to look, to hug,
pray and really just reflect.
Some people have been out
here really for hours.
At the same time the entrance here as
you alluded to at the top of the show.
Has been closed off with
hundreds of cars still inside.
I talked to a state trooper whod
they're hoping to open it back up today.
And just moments ago the FBI sad
that anybody impacted with the r
should go to the Allen Rec Cent,
and that's starting at 5:45 this evening.
They'll start shuttling people e
until about 9:00 tonight to come
pick up their cars if they were
impacted by this mass shooting.
Families that we spoke to
whose cars were in inside.
Described the chaos,
the terror that really they
felt during this mass shooting.
One woman was here with her daur
for her birthday when employees started
rushing them to the back of the store.
Take a listen.
We had just all stepped back there and
all of a sudden we heard of these shots
and I'm like, is it ever going to stop?
And it just kept on the shooting
and finally the shots stopped.
There is still much we don't
know about this shooting.
Even as we continue to learn details.
We are continuing to push
leaders For more information.
But at this moment,
there is not a press conference
planned for today live in Allen.
I'm William Joy.
Yeah, William.
We do know that D PS:.
Is now the lead agency investigating.
They are not taking any questio.
And last night at the media brig
that investigators from the Ella Police
Department and Fire Department ,
they took no questions as well.
You've been at that site for several hours,
and I'm sure you're seeing this.
Sometimes it just feels right for people
to come together in moments like this.
So what kinds of stories are
people telling you about why
they're drawn to that site?
Teresa? Some people, I'll tell ,
have been out here for moments,
others for hours.
There was one man that actually
just walked by it just before
I started speaking to you.
Who, I'm telling you,
had been out here for at least four hours,
just sitting on a curb
staring at the crosses.
That's why I said for some
people it's reflection.
I also talked to a little girl e
family was one of those whose car is inside.
She's 10 years old.
She was here with her father and
her nine year old sister buying
a Mother's Day gift for next
weekend and she said they were
in sort of play area inside.
When they heard the popping ande
running and they saw people running by
them in the mall going the oppoe
direction and they just started running,
they didn't know what was going,
but when the people were going and running,
they started running, she said.
They've had training like this in school,
obviously, as we know,
for active shooter training,
they go outside the mall and the
trying to just get into cars,
asking people,
can you can you go with this bee
their car wasn't on that side?
Can we get in your car?
And people will say no, no,
until finally one woman
recognized her father,
who at the time was also carryi.
Her seven month old younger bro,
as they were again shopping
for this Mother's Day gift,
they finally got into that car
and their mom later came after
they were able to call and pick
them up outside the mall,
which so many people,
literally thousands were.
People here yesterday had to make that
exact same call explaining to people hey,
I'm okay or hey, can you come pick me up?
That's just one person that I se
to who's come out here today.
To this memorial where again,
dozens of people have come the e
people that you see behind me.
It stayed about the same the entire time.
But there are some people who ae
coming just for moments to lay down flowers,
and others, as I said,
who are staying much,
much longer,
really using this as a place for reflection.