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Texas mall shooting updates: What police found after search warrant issued

PHOTO: ALLEN, TEXAS - MAY 08: Robert Jackson comforts his mother Cheryl Jackson as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall on May 8, 2023 in Allen, Texas.
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Survivors speak out about Texas massacre that killed 8
By Meredith Deliso, Stephanie Guerilus, Kevin Shalvey, Aaron Katersky, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: May 8, 2023, 10:55 PM

Eight people were killed and seven others were injured when a gunman opened fire at an outdoor mall north of Dallas, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

The alleged gunman died after a confrontation with police at the Allen Premium Outlets, police said.

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Here's how the news developed. All times Eastern.

May 08, 2023 10:55 PM

Texas DPS releases adult victims' names

The Texas Department of Public Safety released the names of the adult victims killed in Saturday's shooting.

They were identified as Kyu Song Cho, 37, of Dallas; Cindy Cho, 35, of Dallas; Christian LaCour, 20, of Nevada, Texas; Elio Cumana-Rivas, 32, of Dallas; and Aishwarya Thatikonda, 26, of McKinney, Texas.

Investigators said three unidentified minors, ages 3, 8 and 11, were also among those killed.

-ABC News' Stephanie Wash and Jack Date


May 08, 2023 10:34 PM

What police found after search warrant issued

ABC affiliate WFAA has obtained a search warrant return listing what was found by investigators at the suspect's home.

Among the items were three boxes of ammo and loose rounds, a knife in a holster, two holsters and silver-colored handcuffs, according to the search warrant listing obtained by ABC affiliate WFAA.

-ABC News' Josh Margolin


May 08, 2023 5:36 PM

Suspect terminated from Army after 3 months

The mass shooting suspect, Mauricio Garcia, joined the U.S. Army in June 2008 and was terminated three months later, according to an Army spokesperson.

"He was separated under the 2005 edition of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5–17, Other designated physical or mental conditions," an Army official said.

-ABC News' Matt Seyler



May 08, 2023 5:30 PM

6 victims remain in hospital

Medical City Healthcare said its hospitals are still treating six patients from the mass shooting.

Three are in critical condition, two are in fair condition and one patient -- who is at Medical City Children’s Hospital -- is in good condition, officials said.

PHOTO: Vanessa Marian Meneses hugs her niece Valeska Farias as they visit a memorial next to the Allen Premium Outlets, May 7, 2023 in Allen, Texas.
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Vanessa Marian Meneses hugs her niece Valeska Farias as they visit a memorial next to the Allen Premium Outlets, May 7, 2023 in Allen, Texas.
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May 07, 2023 9:53 PM

20-year-old security guard identified as victim in mall shooting

Christian LaCour, 20, is the first victim of the shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets to be identified.

LaCour died while working as a security guard at the outlet mall, his sister said.

PHOTO: Christian LaCour
Courtesy of Brianna Smith
Christian LaCour
Courtesy of Brianna Smith

"He was a really sweet kid," Brianna Smith told ABC News over the phone. "I’m sad that he’s gone.”

Christian's mother, Tracye LaCour, asked for privacy, telling ABC News that they are praying for the families of the other victims.

-ABC News' Miles Cohen


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