Hundreds of terrified shoppers fled in panic after a gunman stepped out of a sedan and opened fire at a Dallas-area outlet mall, killing eight people and wounding seven before being killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said.
The official said police also found multiple weapons at the scene after the suspect was fatally shot by a police officer. The weapons included an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun, according to the official.
“Some of our people were there. Some perhaps in this room. Some of our students were working in those stores and will be changed forever by this,” Caton said. “We started running. Kids were getting trampled," Gum said."My co-worker picked up a 4-year-old girl and gave her to her parents.”Dashcam video circulating online showed the gunman getting out of a car and shooting at people on the sidewalk. More than three dozen shots could be heard as the vehicle that was recording the video drove off.
Mass killings have happened with staggering frequency in the United States this year, with an average of about one per week, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.was briefed on the shooting in Allen, and the administration offered support to local officials, the White House said.
A live aerial broadcast from a news station showed armored trucks and other law enforcement vehicles outside the mall. More than 30 police cruisers with lights flashing blocked an entrance. Multiple ambulances were at the scene in the city of 105,000 residents about 25 miles north of downtown Dallas.Fontayne Payton, 35, was at H&M when he heard gunshots through his headphones.
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