What we know about the mass shooting in Allen, Texas.
The attack at the Allen mallThe attack lasted 3-4 minutes, from the time a nearby Allen police officer heard gunshots to the time the officer killed the suspect.
Video footage taken from an in-car dashboard camera shows the gunman exiting a vehicle in the parking lot of the mall. Leaving the driver door open, the gunman began shooting at shoppers in view.The gunman brought eight weapons to the scene, and all of them were purchased legally, officials said Tuesday. Authorities found three weapons on the gunman and five in his vehicle.
Authorities have released little information on the investigation. On Tuesday, during the first news conference held since Saturday, just six questions, which spanned about three minutes, were taken by officials.It is unclear if the attack was targeted. At a news conference Tuesday, Hank Sibley, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s North Texas regional director said he believes the gunman honed in on the location, rather than a specific group of people.
Allen has an overall population that is 61.4% White, 19.2% Asian, 9.6% Black or African American and 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, according to
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