Texas Mall Shooting: In yet another incident of mass shooting in the United States, a gunman shot several people at an outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, on Saturday. While it is unclear how many people died in the shootings, video showed hundreds of shoppers running in panic. However, several media reported that at least nine people were seriously injured in the fatal shooting.
According to officials, they received the first panic call around 3:40 pm from Allen Premium Outlets. Witnesses told news agency The Associated Press that they saw several victims, including some who appeared to be children, and that they saw a police officer and a mall security guard unconscious on the ground.
Allen police said in a Facebook post that nine victims were taken to hospitals. Medical City Healthcare, a Dallas-area hospital system, said in a written statement that it was treating eight people between the ages of 5 and 61. His status was unknown.
An Allen police officer was in the area on an unrelated call when the officer heard gunshots at Allen Premium Outlets at 3:36 p.m., the police department wrote on Facebook.
“The officer engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat. He then called emergency personnel. The Allen Fire Department transported nine victims to local hospitals,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post. “There is no longer an active threat.”