to the tragedy in Allen.
Tonight the community will
come together at a vigil to
honor the eight people shot and
killed at the premium outlets.
This is folks wonder what will
happen to the mall itself.
Our Suzanne Bruner is at
the Allen Outlet mall.
Suzanne, what are you seeing
out there today?
Well, Tashar authorities have wrapped up
their investigation here at the Allen
Premium Outlets and have since handed the
site back over to property management.
Right now we don't know when
stores will reopen to the publi,
but I am seeing barricades
still in place around the mall.
I also saw people arriving here visiting
the memorial before daylight this morning.
Some came alone, others with loved ones,
some bent down on their knees in prayer.
Others brought flowers and stuffed animals.
Many wrote notes on the crosses
for each individual.
It's really been heartbreaking r
this community as people pay thr
respects to those who lost their
lives in Saturday's mass shootig
and tonight many more plan to
be out here for community vigil.
To remember the 8 victims,
7 of them were spending the afternoon
shopping Q, Cindy and James Cho,
Daniela and Sophia Mendoza.
Aishwarya Fatikanda and Elio Kumana Rivas,
the 8th Christian Lacour,
was working as a security guard,
the Allen police chief revealed Tuesday.
Lacour died a hero helping someone escape.
We now know more about Elio Kumana Rivas.
He's a 32 year old from Venezuela who was
living in Dallas and his brother told WFAA.
He always smiled and always
lived with a positive word.
Also today in Wylie,
the school district is asking
families to wear yellow in honof
sisters Daniela and Sophia Mend.
Yellow was their favorite color.
Both attended Cox Elementary Sc.
As I mentioned,
people across North Texas are planning
to come out to this vigil tonig.
As a matter of fact,
there will be two vigils held in the city.
One here at the memorial at the outlets,
the other a prayer service at
Saint Jude Catholic Church.
This is a special mass.
For peace and healing,
both will happen at 7:00 PM ton.
Tashara.
All right,
Suzanne,
thank you.
Just 20 minutes ago, we got an update
from Medical City Healthcare one
six victims still hospitalized e
1 remains in critical condition,
but the hospital says all
are showing improvement.
We've heard from so many of you
looking for ways to help the victims.
The Communities Foundation of T.
Has started a fund supporting ll
nonprofit agencies that are providing
resources For more information.
You can just scan the QR code te
on your screen. A Texas D PS:.
Director admitted it.
The big question remains,
why did the shooter opened fire?
While the motive still isn't all that clear,
we have learned more about the suspect
himself and the investigation.
Chris Onagy reports.
Investigators say it does not appear the
shooter was selective with who he was
shooting and killing at the mall on Saturday.
And although his motive remains unknown
at this point, our WFA investige
team did find a social media act
belonging to the shooter that does give
us a glimpse inside of his mind,
According to the press conferene
here at Allen City Hall on Tues.
D PS:. Said Mauricio Garcia
struggled with mental illness.
And did have neo Nazi ideology.
And on a social media account ts
also being reviewed by law enforcement,
our investigative team found the
years worth of posts that contad
racist rants and Nazi imagery,
including swastika tattoos.
Other posts talked of being
inspired by previous mass shoot.
Then there were posts that showd
pictures of the Allen Premium
outlets and details about what s
the mall saw the largest crowds.
And a suicide note posted the
day of the shooting, but D PS:.
Was still not ready to say.
They discovered a clear motivat,
at least not yet.
We are trying to get into his computer
and on social media and find ou,
you know, whether he had any,
anything that he'd publicized or been out.
We're looking around.
We're seeing what are you trying to find.
We looked at and trying to
get every information we can.
This is the ongoing part
of the investigation.
And in that suicide note posted
on that social media page,
the post talked about a
battle with mental illness,
adding that a psychologist would
not have helped in Allen.
I'm Chris Sodaghi.
Now back to you.
All right, Chris, thank you.
So where do we go from here?
It's a question we'll be
talking about this Friday in
a WFAA special presentation.
Action After Alan is an hour log
special where we'll we'll discuss what,
if anything can be done to
prevent more shootings.
You can join us Friday at 7:00 PM on WFAA.
We also want you to be a part
of this scan that QR code on
your screen or you can call
214-977-6200 that there is where you can
share your thoughts or even questions.