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the allen fire department confirming the transport of nine victims to the hospital. the extent of their injuries not known at this time. after the shooting, hundreds of people, perhaps thousands could be seen streaming out of the whole area holding up their hands in the air as police cleared the scene. we are waiting to hear from law enforcement in allen, texas. we will take you there live as soon as a news conference begins. we go live to casey stegall live on the ground near where the shooting took place. >> we are moments from that press conference scheduled to start over at the city hall. council chambers, city officials are going to be involved. we understand in addition to police and fire and other emergency management officials, officials at an area hospital tell us nine of the victims of the shooting are currently being treated for their injuries and they range in age from five years old to 61 years old. how many fatalities there have been, that's still not being reported as of right now. we do know some people lost their lives at this shooting incident this

the allen fire department confirming the transport of nine victims to the hospital. extent of their injuries not known at this time. after the shooting, hundreds of people, perhaps thousands could be seen streaming out of the whole area holding up their hands in the air as police cleared the scene. we are waiting to hear from law enforcement in allen, texas. we will take you there live as soon as a news conference begins. we go live to casey stegall live on the ground near where the shooting took place. >> we are moments from that press conference scheduled to start over at the city hall. council chambers, city officials are going to be involved. we understand in addition to police and fire and other emergency management officials, officials at an area hospital tell us nine of the victims of the shooting are currently being treated for their injuries and they range in age from five years old to 61 years old. how many fatalities there have been, that's still not being reported as of right now. we do know some people lost their lives at this shooting incident this afte

the allen fire department confirming the transport of nine victims to the hospital. the extent of their injuries not known at this time. after the shooting, hundreds of people, perhaps thousands could be seen streaming out of the whole area holding up their hands in the air as police cleared the scene. we are waiting to hear from law enforcement in allen, texas. we will take you there live as soon as a news conference begins. we go live to casey stegall live on the ground near where the shooting took place. >> we are moments from that press conference scheduled to start over at the city hall. council chambers, city officials are going to be involved. we understand in addition to police and fire and other emergency management officials, officials at an area hospital tell us nine of the victims of the shooting are currently being treated for their injuries and they range in age from five years old to 61 years old. how many fatalities there have been, that's still not being reported as of right now. we do know some people lost their lives at this shooting incident this

. >> hello, i am jonathan boyd, fire chief of the allen fire department chief harvey said, don't have a lot of information. what i do have is we immediately implement active attack integrative response informed rescue task force with the police. we can quickly get to the victims here at the site. we transported nine victims to trauma facilities. those are the ones allen fire department transported, there may be others transported in private vehicles and those of the ones we know of. thank you. jon: it appears that's going to be it for now from chief harvey there. i'm guessing he's with the allen police department and jonathan boyd, head of the local fire department. nine victims transported to hospitals. that's the number we know right now. nine victims but we don't know how many fatalities are involved and there could be any others as you heard the fire chief said were transported by private vehicle after this terrible mall shooting there in allen, texas. we have attorney general ken paxton with us once again so this is mall you obviously know well living close by there. i'm sure you

those are the ones that the allen fire department transported. there may be others transported in private vehicles. those are the ones that we know of. thank you. >> can you talk about the victims? >> no. >> so we heard right there, a very brief press conference by law enforcement officials in allen, texas. they described how law enforcement engaged the shooter. they shot him. there have been multiple victims but so far, elected representatives and law enforcement have declined to give a number. a victim said they did say that nine victims were transported to a medical facility saying additional people could have been transported in private cars. they will not say at this point how many people are deceased besides the shooter. they said they will offer another update in two hours. chief ramsey, i want to get again another brief update. >> they're still in the process of identifying victims and next of kin and so forth. so they're reluctant to put out too much information. you have people desperately trying to determine whether or not their loved

those are the ones that the allen fire department transported. there may be others transported in private vehicles. but those are the ones that we know of. >> we have learn nine people have died, including the shooter. >> everybody was frantic. i ran out to see what was happening. >> a lot of people were like hiding. they told me to move out, and i kept on telling them, i'm looking for my daughter. >> investigators believe the gunman acted alone. the atf says canine officers are working to locate shell casings to trace the firearm or firearms involved in the attack. >>> we continue to bring you updates even when we're off air. our team is posting updates as we get them. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, and click the link at the top of the page. >>> in california, police are looking for a shooter responsible for gunfire at a house party in chico that left a teen dead and several others hurt yesterday morning. officers found six people shot. paramedics rushed them to the hospital where a 17-year-old girl died. the other five people that were hurt

those are the ones that the allen fire department transported, there may be others that were transported -- private vehicles but those are the ones we know of. >> nine people have died, including the shooter, at least seven more are injured, the people in the hospital range in age from 5-61. witnesses describe the terrifying scenes. >> everybody ran in, i ran out to see what was happening, and i heard shots and everybody went inside the store. >> a lot of people were hiding, and going around and they told me to get away and move out and i kept telling them i'm looking for my daughter. >> investigators believe the gun man acted alone. they say k-9 officers that work began the process of tracing the firearm or firearms involved in the attack. >>> we will continue to bring you the latest updates even off air, posting the latest updates as we get them, nbc bay area.com and click the link at the top of the page. >>> not the only shooting we are following, in california police are looking for a shooter at a house party that left a teenager dead and several others hurt early this morning. offic

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earlier during that brief briefing we heard from the allen fire department that their specific agency transported 9 victims. but that spokesperson saying others may have transported other victims by other agencies. but right now we are learning that a spokesperson from medical city healthcare, a spokesperson for medical city healthcare said 8 victims ranging from 5 to 61 years old are being treated at their facilities. 8 victims ranging from 5 to 61 years old being treated at their facilities. we don't know the condition of those victims. but as we have been talking about the wfaa affiliate in dallas is reporting there are children who died in this tragedy. and we are learning we have this big age range being treated for their injuries during this shooting, someone as young as 5 years old. we are getting a lot of reaction to what unfolded earlier this afternoon at 3:30 local time. it seems a lot of people are confused. confused at why this keeps happening. we heard corresponds university casey siegel receiving that reaction on scene. and i think all of us are wondering how do we move

let me just recap quickly what we just heard there, frank, from both the allen police department and the fire -- island fire chief who spoke to reporters for about five minutes or so. did not give too much information, but at least he gave the overarching headline that the situation is under control, they do not believe that there is an immediate threat to the community. there was some reports speculation, perhaps even some confusion, that there may have been an active shooter. but they believe it was one individual acting alone. walk me through, frank, your initial assessment of the situation based on this briefing that we just had. and the information that has been coming in since the shooting incident began about two and a half hours ago. >> so -- >> excuse, me half an hour ago, my apologies. >> understood. we have word finally officially that there are multiple casualties. there is not an accurate number yet. that's something that is going to make a lot of people uncomfortable because that could mean there is an uncertainty, there are a lot of people injured and or deceased. the shooter i

. >> my name is jonathan boyd, i'm the fire chief for the allen fire department.i'm going to speak to the medical part of our response. when we receive the call, we activated our active attack integrated response, a rescue test for his teams found seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital, to area trump facilities of those we have transported, to have since died. three are in critical surgery. for our stable. i'll turn it over to police chief harvey. oh. the total would then be nine. >> my name is bryan harvey, the chief of police in allen. and we are all set -- saddened by this event today, the tragic event today. at 3:30, six are officer was at the premium outlets on an unrelated call. he heard gunshots, located the gunshot, located the shooter. neutralize the shooter, neutralize the threat. we believe at this point that the shooter acted alone. we are asking for the public's help, if you were a witness, if you have any video, please call one 800 call fbi. one 800 call fbi. this is an ongoing active investigation. we've

. >> my name is jonathan boyd, i'm the fire chief for the allen fire department.i'm going to speak to the medical part of our response. when we receive the call, we activated our active attack integrated response, a rescue test for his teams found seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital, to area trump facilities of those we have transported, to have since died. three are in critical surgery. for our stable. i will turn it over to police chief harvey. oh. the total would then be nine. >> my name is bryan harvey, the chief of police in allen. and we are all saddened by this event today, the tragic event today. at 3:30, six are officer was at the premium outlets on an unrelated call. he heard gunshots, located the gunshot, located the shooter. neutralized the shooter, neutralized the threat. we believe at this point that the shooter acted alone. we are asking for the public's help, if you were a witness, if you have any video, please call one 800 call fbi. one 800 call fbi. this is an ongoing active investigation. we've ha

. >> my name is jonathan boyd, identified two from the allen fire department.i will speak to the medical part of our response. when we receive the call, we activated our active attack, and to response, our rescue task force teams found seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital to area trauma facilities that we transported who have since died. they are in critical surgery, and for our stable. i will not turn it over to police chief harvey. the total would be the nine. >> my name is bryan harvey, the chief of police, and allen, and we're all saddened by this event today, this tragic event today. at the 36, our officer was a allen premium outlet on an unrelated call. he heard gunshots, located the gunshot, located the shooter, neutralized the shooter, neutralized the threat. we believe at this point that the shooter acted alone. we are asking for the public south. if you were a witness, have any video, please call one 800, call fbi. one 800 call fbi. this is an ongoing active investigation that tremendous local county and

i'm the fire chief for the allen fire department.e attack integrated response, our rescue task force teams found seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital to area trauma facilitiy facilities. of those we transported, two have died. three are in critical surgery, and four are stable. i'll now turn it over the police chief harvey. >> sir, what is the total number of dead? >> oh. the total would be then nine. >> my name is brian harvey, the chief of police in allen, and we're all saddened by this event today, this tragic event today. at 3:36, our officer was at outlet premium outlets on an unrelated call. he heard gunshots, located the gunshot, located the shooter, neutralized the shooter, neutralized the threat. we believe at this point that the shooter acted alone. we are asking for the public's help. if you are a witness, if you have any video, please call 1-800-call fbi. 1-800-call fbi. this is an ongoing active investigation. we have had tremendous local, county, and state and federal supp

this was allen, texas and the allen police department, fire department, collin county sheriff all respondedxemplary and performed very well to do what they had to do. >> there were seven who were killed already when you arrived? >> well, i -- the first person i went to was a young girl that was still warm to the touch huddled in the bushes like she was hiding, and i don't want to get too graphic, but i did feel for a pulse and pulled her head back. it was -- there was a bright shining face was gone. the first mail got to was catatonic, eyes were fixed and t the third one was moaning. when you've got gunshot wounds, you know, you are only have so many first on your hands that you can plug holes with. i felt for a pulse, no pulse. i started the chest compression, and he expired in front of me. i noticed a young boy crawling out from under one of the other victims covered from head to toe in blood. didn't know if it was a boy or girl, couldn't tell. i immediately got that person about 15 feet around the corner so the child wouldn't see anymore than what they had experienced. i didn't want them

. >>> in texas, the memorial to honor the victims of the allen outlet mall shooting now being removed. the city's fire departmentthe tributes just ten days after a gunman opened fire there. eight people were killed including three children, several others were injured in that attack. the signs, the flowers, the stumped animals will all be given to the families of the victims there. nbc news correspondent morgan chesky joins us now. morgan, the hospital where several of the victims are still recovering, they gave an update today. what did we learn? >> reporter: yeah, kate, we had a chance to hear from mr. irvin walker, he was one of the ten individuals wounded when that gunman opened fire at the outlet mall. standing here outside of the hospital where he's been treated over the last several days and week or so. kate, he was very clear to say that he felt the impact of the bullet fragments before he realized there was ever even a threat or a shooter on the premises and doctors were there to essentially attest to the fact that had one of those fragments gone just a little bit farther, less than a centimeter even, h

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fire on people shopping at the allen premium outlets. shoppers ran for cover as the gunfire continued until an allen police department officer in the area on an unrelated call sprang into action. >> he heard gunshots, went to the gunshots and engaged the suspect and neutralized the suspect. >> reporter: witnesses describe the panic and terror as the shooter fired dozens of rounds. >> it was nonstop and nothing we could do. >> oh, my gosh. >> it was terrible. >> we heard pop, pop, pop. i grabbed my kids and ran. >> reporter: seven people were killed at the scene including the gunman. two later died from their injuries. three of the victims are in critical condition. four are stable. >> we know you are grieving, we are grieving. rest assured, the nation and the world are also grieving. >> reporter: texas has been here before. almost a year ago 19 children and two teachers were killed in an attack at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. according to the gun violence archive this is the 199th mass shooting of 2023. today is only the 127th day of the year. >> omar, thank you. >>> we turn to what's likely to be a difficult next few weeks

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. >> allen is a proud and safe city which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response. their thorough training not to hesitate to move towards the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. >> cnn's ed lavandera is in texas with more on how the shooting unfolded. >> reporter: this is the site of the horrific shooting at the outlet mall in allen, texas, where authorities have announced that there are eight victims in all. six of those victims died here at the scene. two of the victims were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. now there are also, we are told, seven other victims that are being treated for wounds that were suffered here in this shooting attack at this outlet mall. three of those patients are in critical condition. so many people still fighting for their lives. it was an extremely chaotic situation as the shooting scene unfolded here just before 4:00 central time on saturday afternoon. we are told by witnesses that there was what they believed to be the gunman, a man dressed in cover. we saw a picture o

allen, texas. on saturday, a gunman opened fire killing at least eight and injuring seven others. >> it was the most terrifying moment of my life. >> the texas department of public safety identified him as maurice yoe garcia. police searched his home in dallas saturday night. neighbors tell cnn they saw police searching his parents' home in dallas saturday night. garcia had been living in some form of temporary housing according to a senior law enforcement source. >> nothing ever showed me any signs of this guy seems to be the kind of guy to do what he did. >> a neighbor said he kept to himself, a loner, and worked as a security guard. as investigators continue combing the shooting screen, cnn has been able to determine the proximate path of the gunman's rampage using images and witness interviews. the he is first seen getting out of his car in the parking lot near the h & m store where he guns firing. >> he pretty much walking down the sidewalk. he was just blazing for the most part and shooting his gun. >> according to witness, he then made his way to the northeast corner of the mall building. bill was in a cosmetic store. >> he's not rung. he's in a

. >> allen is a proud and safe city, which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response. their thorough training not to hesitate to move toward the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. >> so this officer who ended all of this just happened to be there for some other call. >> yeah. it is really a miracle. who knows how many lives this officer saved in the process. was there at the outlet mall, totally on an unrelated call, heard the sound of the shooting, then followed the sound immediately confronted, shot, and killed that gunman. there is very little we know about this gunman. police have not named him. police do believe he acted alone. cnn has obtained a picture of what appears to be the gunman down on the ground right there. we have cropped out a police officer standing over him and the actual full picture showing the body of the gunman because obviously this is very graphic. but in this picture, it appears he had body armor and several extra magazines strapped on to his chest gear. there by his side an ar-15 style

. >> allen is a proud and safe city which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking. however i want to commend or police and fire departmentor their response. their training not the to hesitate to move toward the threat likely saved more lives today than what with we could imagine. >> and just moments ago, pr president biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the vikes. and with me here is charles ramsey. chief ramsey. this morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern time after a mass casualty incident in a very public place like a mall, we still haven't gotten a whole lot of information from law enforcement about what happened here and about who the suspect was and what could the motive possibly have been. what do you make of that? >> well, i can't explain that. i thought actually the press conference they had late last night, we would have gotten more information than we actually got. confirming the type of weapon that was used, although we have a photograph, but it still should be confirmed. how that individual came to possess that particular weapon, did he buy it outright, was it a private sale, was it straw p

. >> allen is a proud and safe city which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments their quick response. their thorough training not to hesitate to move towards the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. >> cnn's ed lavandera is in texas with more on how this shooting unfolded. >> reporter: victor and amara, this is the site of the horrific shooting at the outlet mall in allen, texas, where authorities have announced that there are eight victims in all. six of those victims died here at the scene. two of the victims were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. now, there are also, we are told, seven other victims that are being treated for wounds that were suffered here in this shooting attack at this outlet mall. three of those patients are in critical condition. so many people still fighting for their lives. it was an extremely chaotic situation as the shooting scene unfolded here just before 4:00 central time on saturday afternoon. we are told by witnesses that there was what they believed to be the gunman, a man dressed in cover --

fired or how many people have died, if they have, because of this shooting. again, so far authorities have only confirmed this was a shooting. that's it from the allen police department saying this is an active investigation. we have a team on the ground and we're waiting to hear more. as of now, very few details from authorities. >> thank you for that update. juliette, you just heard those witnesses. that's a couldntemporaneous recollection. eyewitness testimony, not always perfect. what do you make of what you just heard from them? >> so looking at this and what they were describing. there's not a mass casualty, what we would call it. an orderly evacuation as we're seeing family unification during probably off camera, or during off camera. as they get kids or families back together. they may have been separated through the madness. a particular focus on at least one sight. eyewitness reports talking of a gunman who looked like he had a purpose potentially targeted. after doing this for a while, that's how i would interpret, at least the totality of what we're hearing today. also what we're not hearing and seeing. as i am, you look for your good news where you can i

department of public safety texas rangers. i want to offer special recognition to the allen police officer who, by the grace of god, was on the scene when he first shot was fired and responded swiftly. he is a hero among a cast of heroes who continue piecing together the details of this horrible occurrence. that allen police officers' actions epitomize the words of the legendary texas ranger, captain w.j. mcdonald who said, no man in the wrong can stand up against a fellow who is in the right and keeps a-coming. i yield back. mrs. cammack: thank you to the gentleman from texas. at this time i would like to recognize from the great state of virginia, representative g good. mr. good: thank you, congressman cammack, for hosting this special order tonight honoring brave men and women who put their lives in harm's way to keep our communities safe. every day some 800,000 law enforcement officers put on the badge and leave their families mind not knowing what the day will hold. they serb silently on the frontlines, faithfully upholding the law, fighting to reduce crime and save lives. our party backs the blue and stands with those men and women including those servin