you are looking at allen, texas, a suburb of dallas, texas, the allen premium outlet.ty. earlier today a gunman decided he was going to target innocent people. multiple reports of fatalities. many injured and wound. 8 people transported to the hospital. we are following the details as they come in. i want to read this statement from the government great state of texas. this ways had to say. our hearts are with the people of and, texas. during this unspeakable tragedy, i have been in contact with the mayor and the dps director and other local lead toars and offered full support to insure all needed resources are swift live deployed, including dps officers, texas rangers and investigative resources. multi agency response. u.s. marshals. the fbi, local police. we are following all the details here. pray for texas. more breaking news, don't go anywhere. age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor.

in allen, texas. fox news alert. multiple people shot including the gunman but police are not sharing the exact number. it's 10:00 p.m. in new york, 9:00 p.m. in allen, texas. 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

in allen, texas. fox news alert. multiple people shot including the gunman but police are not sharing the exact number. it's 10:00 p.m. in new york, 9:00 p.m. in allen, texas. 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

we are waiting to hear from law enforcement in allen, texas.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 afternoon but how many, still unclear. perhaps an item that will be addressed moment from now when the press conference is scheduled to begin. we do know the gunman himself was killed by a police officer. that police officer so happened to be here at the allen premium outlets on anoth

also the connection to allen, texas. allen, texas is where the latest massacre was this weekend. allen-texas is where the shooter was living from the el paso massacre. allen, texas, is where the guy started his road trip to that wal-mart in el paso in 2019 where he shot and killed three people, almost all of whom were latino. the killer there ranting he did it because of the great replacement theory popularized on fox news channel in prime time. now today in allen, texas, we're learning more about the apparent motive in killing all these people thisg weekend. it is not a subtle thing. thesu gunman is believed to hav recently posted this photo online. this picture and others like it appear to be him, appear to be pictures of himself from a couple weeks ago. you see some of his nice fresh tattoos there, and you see also reports he had a long social media record online that included rants against jews, against women, against racial minorities. nbc news also reporting he posted ao bunch of stuff onlin from white supremacist influencers including the one whoud recently was apparently

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attitudes that will go out and try to replicate unfortunate incidents of what's taking place here in allen texas so i'm sure law enforcement officers are certain all over this country for that kind of activity. >> you can see the police and emergency response, still very much present their the scene. the allen premium outlets, 30 miles or so on the north side of dallas. chris is with us by phone, former fbi special agent, what are the challenges for authorities now? we know the shooter is down but what happens now? >> now that can be very deliberate. the first thing we want to do is take care of the victims and get them in the hospital and this is not a time to rush through things. there are a lot of different departments on the scene, atf, fbi, local sheriff department, it takes a while to get things organized and getting the information flowing to the right place, to the one place where it needs to go, not five different places. we got to connect the dots and make sure the crime scene is preserved. obviously researching back from the identity of the shooter. probably getting to them right abou

allen, texas is the last place i would think there would be an active shooter. it's safe there. there because of the safety. >> you and i both shopped at the allen people yument outlet. i'm going to make it a point when they reopen the outlets, i'm going to go back. we can't let evil win. we have to go on and live our lives. smartly, and courageously. respect law enforcement. unfortunately as tom homan said tomorrow, monday, somebody will make this political and try to take away our constitutional rights. we are safer with more firearms in law abiding citizens' hands. the murder rate in this country has gone down the last 45 years. we are actually safer than we have been in quite a while. but it's unfor the flat that these kinds of things happen. we have to blame only the shooters. no one is is at fault. lawrence: any word on motive. was this guy on law enforcement's radar? any of that information coming out yet? >> i i think law abiding citizens should carry. particularly when training is not required because it is constitutional carry. getting some training isn't a bad idea to

las autoridades afirman que dieron de baja al desde allen, texas, nidia nos tiene lo mÁs reciente queste caso. >> nuevamente estamos reportando sobre otro tiroteo masivo aquÍ en estados unidos, lamentablemente hoy estamos hablando de ocho personas que hasta este momento se ha confirmado que han fallecido a consecuencia de este tiroteo en allen, texas. hasta ahora autoridades tambiÉn han confirmado que siete personas mÁs se encuentran hospitalizadas y de esas siete, tres se encuentran en condiciÓn crÍtica. funcionarios nos han confirmado que tres de ellos estÁn en condiciÓn crÍtica pero tambiÉn que son vÍctimas que han estado tratando durante este es dÍas son edades de entre 5 aÑos de edad hasta 61 aÑos. este tiroteo que ha ocurrido aquÍ. todo este caos se desatÓ cerca de las 3:30 de la tarde cuando el tirador entrÓ por el estacionamiento y empezÓ a abrir fuego en el Área de afuera y fue avanzando hacia el interior de las tiendas. fueron siete personas que cuando las autoridades arribaron a la tienda encontraron fallecidas. son justas estas acciones por parte del oficial de allen, texa

>> allen, texas. where the shooting took place? >> no, i'm in central texas. because as we know, we are hearing from the fire chief earlier in the evening talking about how nine victims had been transported to hospital. i did know if anything was affecting your particular district. but what you make so far from the response from the state, how concerned are you about the response for the resources that are offered to the families going forward, what would you like to see be made available to the victims, their families? given effect to what we saw a year ago involved in how absolutely tragic that whole entire nightmare was for those families in the community there. >> those families from uvalde traveled all the way from their homes in uvalde to the state capitol in austin to testify, a few weeks ago, on a bill that would raise the age to buy an ar-15 from 18 to 21. it's a law that would have prevented the -- that killed their children in the elementary school, in their community. and they waited 13 hours to be able to testify on that bill. it is still languish

i don't care if it's in uvalde, allen, texas, el paso, texas, i don't care if it's in chicago, atlanta or any other place. if we don't do something other than giving prayers and best wishes when tragedy happens it will happen again. it could happen to you, to any listener out there at any time. >> then, what is your response -- >> responsibility. >> we really appreciate, you know, your thoughts and the clarity with your thoughts. but then your reaction to the texas governor, whose sound bite we played, who said, you know, america is divided and america has got to find a way to reunite. that was one of the responses as to what transpired from this massacre. is that well placed in your view? is this about a division in america? >> no. we're always going to have divides. they are going to be exasperated on both sides of the aisle by people who have agendas. we should find a consensus somewhere along the line to do the right thing to change our gun laws so that we can have safe communities. [ no audio ] instead like what government has said, there's no -- there's got to be -- prayers are [

. >> we begin in allen, texas, where at least eight people have been killed in a mass shooting. one witness filmed the horrifying scenes from the rampage which we have to warn you may be hard to watch. >> [ bleep ]. >> you see people there running for safety as gunfire rings out in the background. police say an officer responded to the shooting and killed the gunman. here's how the mayor reacted to the tragedy. >> 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

you're seeing a live picture there, the city of allen texas. we are expecting a briefing to get underway. good evening, everyone. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. we are continuing to follow the breaking news of a mass shooting in allen, texas. as we await the briefing from local officials which we expect to begin at any moment now, here's what we know so far at this hour. police say they received reports of an active shooter just after 3:30 pm local time. according to authorities, at least nine people have been hospitalized. the shooter, now dead, we are being told, there are multiple fatalities. police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps we will get some insight during this briefing. however >> they have confirmed, there is no longer an active threat in the area. that's good nbc's morgan chesky, he's on the ground for us right outside the premium all there in allen, texas. morgan, we have been checking in with you regularly since the tragedy unfolded. what can you tell us? >> yes, well ayman, the remains an incredibly large enforce

live pictures there, they are the latest images we're getting from the scene in allen texas, which isople have been injured. according to local media the suspected shooter is now dead. the governor of texas has said that our hearts are with the people of allen texas tonight during this unspeakable tragedy. i've been in contact with the mayor and dps directors as well as other state and local leaders and offered the full support for the state of texas to local officials to ensure that all needed assistance and resources are swiftly deployed, including dps officers, texas rangers and investigative resources. we're also following a developing story regarding the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine were experts in the nuclear atomic energy evacuation of residents from the nearby town where most of the nearby town where most of the plant staff live has begun. experts are closely monitoring the situation while the head of the situation while the head of the un's nuclear watchdog boys extreme concern over the nuclear power plants dangerous and unpredictable conditions the bbc�*s nikk

let's take a listen to what police officials in allen texas at a short time ago. in allen texas at aallen texas at a short time am, , , ., in allen texas at a short time auo. , , ., ., , ago. this is going to be very short for— ago. this is going to be very short for that _ ago. this is going to be very short for that i _ ago. this is going to be very short for that i think - ago. this is going to be very short for that i think you - short for that i think you understand we can't take any questions. at 336 this afternoon one of our officers was on an unrelated call at the outlet mall. he heard gunshots, went to the gunshots, engage the suspect and neutralise the suspect. he also then called for ambulances. we have a multi agency response helping us work the scene. they helped us evacuate the mall, we set up the reunification areas. i talked to the governor, the governor has pledged support that the state has a we appreciate that. —— all the support. our deepest sympathies are with the families of the victims with up this is a tragedy for the people will be looking for answers. and we

now, on the other side of our state, in allen, texas. texas and around the country are banning books in the name of protecting children. republican politicians here in texas and around the country are banning drag queens in the name of protecting children. yet today will not lift a finger when it comes to addressing the number one cause of death for children in the united states. which is gun violence. if you are not doing something about guns than you don't really care about our kids. >> what do you say in response, representative, to texas governor greg abbott? and ted cruz? they are all sending their thoughts and prayers. i do not devalue that in any way, and i think there is value to praying for the well-being of people. and i think you should keep people in your thoughts after they've got through such a horrific experience. but let's be blunt. if the guns that are a problem, what more can you continue to do in texas? we are fighting a fight in florida we have a lot of problems with desantis and others. what are you doing in texas to

that's the latest from allen, texas. casey stegall, fox news eastbourne congresswoman barbara lee responded to the shooting tweeting today in our 15 has once again taken the lives of innocent people. this time, eight texans at them all my thoughts are with the victims families. there is absolutely no reason these weapons of destruction should be legal. the gop needs to stop being cowards and ban assault weapons. burbank congressman adam schiff called for reform to gun laws in a video he posted to twitter. there's a lot that we can do about this. we can pass an assault weapons ban. we can have truly universal background checks. we can have a ban on extended ammunition clips. other countries that have just had one mass tragedy like we have every week. sometimes every day had passed laws like this, and they have dramatically reduce gun violence in their countries. we need to get that done here. and senator dianne feinstein has also weighed in on the shooting, she tweeted. it will require courage from lawmakers to stand up t

morgan chesky coming to us from allen, texas, thank you very much for that report.ng me now is fred guttenberg, who lost his 14-year-old daughter. jamie, and the parkland shooter five years ago. he's coauthor with criminologists thomas putin -- on the new book, american carnage, shattering the missile fuel gun violence. fred, i wish we were meeting again like this under different circumstances. you and i had last saw it shot there at the birdie auction awards on april 26. there have been 20 mass shootings, including yesterday's tragedy in texas. what is it going to take to stop this? >> you know, i'm glad you brought up -- brady and i, for two, years have been working on an initiative to engage with the business community to get more involved in doing something about gun violence. the truth is, bad legislators, in that legislation in texas is ground zero for that. pass the risk and cost of gun violence off to the business community. texas is going as far as to punish businesses who want to do something about reducing gun violence. so the first thing i would say is t

it's also an important remind their it's been 48 hours since this shooting happened here in allen, texasnd the lead investigative agency, the texas department of public safety has growth come forward to answer questions for the people here in this community. jake? >> as always, no accountability, no transparency in texas. we're getting used to t.ed lavandera, thanks so much. let's bring in steven spanhauer on the phone who was there moments after fires were fired at the outlet mall. your son was working at h & m. he called you when the shooting began and you started a ministering first aid. thankfully your son is okay. that's a small semblance of good news in all of this. eight others were killed. tell us about the scene when you arrived. >> i didn't go to do first aid. i went hopefully to run into an allen police officer and into a unification point and unfortunately i drove right into the middle of an active shooter situation. i was able to get on the phone to 911 with a witness and very succinctly what i had. i had seven bodies that were down and needed seven ambulances, a s.w.a.t. po

>> all right, mark chesky with us in allen, texas for us. i'll check back in with you again let's bring in juliÁn castro, former secretary for urban development. also with us doctor amy andrews, a pediatrician and the founder and ceo of their future our vote. an organization that advocates for children's well-being in texas state representative james. ricotta state representative talarico, let me start with you before i get to dr. andrews. i don't know if you heard that soundbite from the woman there when morgan asked her what are you feeling or something to that effect, she responded by saying, honestly, i want to move out. i want to move out. it struck me a little bit. and your representatives from that state texas, i want to get your thoughts on why did men to hear that women say that. and let me just -- give me a second because i see the police and the fire chief coming out. i wonder if the briefing is about to start. let's go ahead and wait one second. i don't interrupt you. let's hear this press conference which is about to begin now.

shooting unfolded. >> this is the scene of the deadly shooting that took place at the outlet mall in allen, texas, suburb north of texas. the area you see behind the lights pointing at us there is where we believe at least six of the victims were killed here in this shooting attack. from what we've been able to piece together speaking with witnesses, that was the area where the shooting attack happened. we're also told and we spoke with a witness who watched the very end of all of this shooting attack when an officer took out the suspected gunman. we saw a woman who shared a picture of that final scene, showed the gunman laying on the ground wearing a tactical vest, an assault style rifle laying on the ground next to him. we are trying to figure out exactly who that gunman is. investigators at a press conference would not take questions as to what has happened. they only confirmed they believe the suspect acted alone and that there were eight victims in all, three of those in critical condition fighting for their lives tonight. ed lavandera, cnn, allen, texas. >>> we're hearing details from the w

josh campbell in allen, texas. s shimon prokupiez has been following this bill that has been to be loosening and not tightening the gun laws. >> this came to be because of the families in uvalde, and the gunman buying his ar-15 there days after he turned 18. the families really just have come together to try and get some sort of safety measure, something done in the name of the family members, the kids that they lost. so they have been pushing the house committee members to try and get legislation to the floor that would make it illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase ar-15 rifles in the state of texas. jim, it is an uphill battle, and it does not have the support of the majority of the republicans or the governor. but the family members waited 13 hours to testify before this committee, and finally today in a surprise, and no one was really expecting this, and perhaps the events of over the weekend and this shooting in texas, and maybe this is what finally pushed them to do, this and two republicans actually on the

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as many people have mentioned, there were many people out at this outlet in allen, texas. this is the premium outlets in allen. so of course, there were many, many people shopping or in the area. and what authorities are telling people is to stay away from this area as they handle this incident in particular. so again, they're just asking people, if you're in the area, it is better if you stay away. we have heard from witnesses, or people who live in the area that say they have heard a lot of gunshots. again, we're waiting for authorities to confirm exactly what happened. this is still a developing situation. we're waiting to get confirmation from authorities. clearly, there is a lot going on at the outlets there in allen, texas, and authorities are trying to get a handle on all of this. one of the members of our team called the allen police department and they said they were extremely busy. it appears they are the ones in charge, or sort of leading this investigation and leading in terms of getting all of this under control. we do know that there are multiple agencies resp

so authorities responded to calls of an active shooter situation at the outlet mall there in allen, texas. this is a suburb of dallas, texas. it was a busy saturday at the mall just like any other weekend at the outlet mall. we had heard from our colleague, john miller and his sources that the shooter had been killed. authorities just confirming that. we know they identified his car and there was a bomb squad looking at his car. i will toss it back to you for the rest of the information. we're still waiting and it will take at least two hours to get the rest of the details here. >> thank you for that. let's take a listen to what police just said. >> it's too early. we don't have any firm numbers. >> still a second shooter? >> we don't believe -- we believe he acted alone west don't believe there is another threat at this time. yes, there are. we do not have an accurate count. thanks. >> so there you hear the allen police department saying that it is too early to have any firm numbers. we talked to the congressman from this district. he said there are multiple fatalities but it is not clea

. >>> residents of allen, texas, are in shock and mourning after their city became the latest in thenited states to suffer a mass shooting. the deadly rampage happened at a crowded mall on saturday, and some of the scenes were captured in a video which we will warn you may be hard to watch. [ shots ] >> you see people running for safety as the gunman opens fire. authorities say at least eight people were killed and seven were wounded. >> seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital to area trauma facilities. of those that we transported, two have since died. three are in critical surgery. and four are stable. >> police say the gunman was also killed by an officer who just happened to be on the scene. cnn has obtained this photo of what appears to be the shooter lying on the ground with an ar-15 style weapon nearby. 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. s

>> nicole nielsen in allen, texas, thank you very much. >>> meantime, in southern texas, the death toll risen to eight in a horrific crash in brownsville. police say the driver plowed into a crowd of people near a migrant shelter. nicole sganga has more on that. >> reporter: tragedy in this border community. the bus stop behind me now a crime scene after a driver crashed just across from a shelter housing migrants. the dead and injured were transported to area hospitals. police say the number of injured is expected to rise. kerslaitiey ctim united states. witnesses say the driver ran a red light before veering off the side of the road, crashing into a large group. then he exited the vehicle and attempted to flee while shouting at the victims. myrna arteaga manages the nearby shelter. >> horrific. it was terrible. i mean, they have videos that we're going to have to turn in. it was really, really sad. people were running to help them. the bodies were all over the place. >> reporter: brownsville police have charged the suspect with reckless driving and are investigating whether or not he

this tragedy comes after a gunman killed eight people saturday afternoon at an outlet mall and allen, texas. that is a suburb of dallas. we have team coverage of the shooting over the next hour. but we begin with that crash in brownsville. -- just as an intelligence correspondent joins us now. can, what are your sources telling you about the crash? what the thing about the driver? >> alicia, i spoke to a spokesman for the browns bill -- hispanic male who was not cooperating and gave police several different names. he said that the police obviously have clinton doctored a blood test and sent that out for toxicology results but that won't be back for a while. so right now they're investigating whether this was a case of a drunk driver or whether there was a potentially attentional attack, or whether it was just an accident. they can't rule out any of those three scenarios. it is a horrific, horrific incident. there's a lot of video circulating online, this is just absolutely terrible. there's also some surveillance video that has been reported on the shows that this was a range rover suv that

in allen, texas. and they came out, one after another, the state rep,, the po fire chief, the mayor. and it all came out and said we need to pray. we need prayers. nobody said anything about doing anything about guns. >> no, and that's the political climate, and in texas, a state controlled by republicans, andrea. there are a few voices in the wilderness, mostly democrats, calling for gun control, but they're pretty much drowned out. >> and just the restrictions, red flags, something, morgan, let's talk about allen. let's play what we heard yesterday from a former police and army officer, steven spanhart, he's a father, his son was there and was in the lockdown. so this father, former police chief, rushed into the scene after hearing from his son. morgan, you interviewed him. let me play some of this. >> it wasn't mental health that killed these people, it was an automatic rifle with bullets. that's what killed them. i'm a former police officer, i'm a former army officer, these m-4s, the ar-15s, they'

in fact, i lived just a few miles from allen, texas.familiar with the small police force and allen. it's in the column county, one of the color counties of dallas. dallas is dallas county. this is collin county. it's a big suburban area. the sprawls go all the way out to allen. it's not hard to tell just exactly what is going on. everything frank said is exactly right. atf almost plays a -- various roles in these, like the fbi does. the basic rule is as investigators, just like fbi special agent, atf special agents, their main mission is almost criminal investigation. they're there to investigate, do interviews, help the police, perform their entire police function as needed. they also bring specialties, and the specialties are firearms and explosives. they could bring countries, is rapid gun traces, all kinds of exposes, resources to help locate and eliminate explosives. the fbi has a lot of this stuff to. the state police do to, other police agencies do to. you overlap and help each other, you increase each other's abilities in every

everything in texas is bigger. so allen is the last place in the state of texas you would think there would be some shooting like this. but look, this is a sad day. know the governor very well. i know he's going to be responding to this location. the law enforcement here a lot of law enforcement actually live outside of allen. the great thing about texas is a lot of the municipalities department and their own police department. so what you are seeing is a surge of resources. not just getting atf, u.s. marshals as well as the fbi that are already on the scene if you can see. but you are getting all of the local municipalities for they train for this it is all hands on deck. and i am sure as we learn more the reports suggest that the shooter has been neutralized. they will plant some sort of press conference to give us updates. but any time you have victims i'm reports have suggested it may be children that have been impacted by this. you have got to notify the next of kin as well. and then contact their families first. so ag

ed lavandera, cnn, allen, texas. >> joining me now is isabella, a reporter at the dallas morning news. and i thank you for joining us on what is again another shocking tragedy. what more are you learning given the people you've been able to speak with in the last few hours? >> yeah, absolutely. thanks for having me on. it's been a long day. we're still learning things about the victims. we haven't heard anything as far as names or identities yet. we only have just received confirmation about how many people were killed in this attack just a couple of hours ago. so far information from authorities has been fairly limited throughout the day. >> you know, that's one of the shocking things. we had the press conference and there wasn't much released including we didn't know the identity of the shooter at this point. how can you really at this point understand what happened? it was an outdoor mall. so you wouldn't expect this kind of place to have much security, right? >> well, i'm not sure on that regard, but i can say what we have learned from this shooting throughout the day has been lar

before we get started, we're now getting the identity in of the shooter in allen texas.ank you. >> that is definitely not part of our policy here in making clear the shooter's name. important not put that out there. we know is a 33-year-old male, as we're learning now from senior law enforcement officials. the motive is still unclear, of course, as that develops, we're gonna bring it to folks. you tweeted a phrase after the shooting and you've repeated it before, we are not numb, we are traumatized. you said it, again we are not numb, we are traumatized, we are not numb, we are traumatized. sometimes it seems as if the folks that are creating the laws to protect our children in this country are numb. but in a different way. talk to me about your reaction to what we've seen in texas and really everything in the last week or so with these repeated mass shootings in this country. >> three alone in the last two weeks in texas, in this country, there have been more mass shootings than days of the year. let that sink in for a second. no nation is experiencing this rate of gun

or any further changes to gun laws >> reporter: for communities torn apart by gun violence like allen, texas, a fear nothing will change. >> we discuss this over and over and nothing gets done. >> she speaks for many people tonight >>> now to the other big breaking news out of texas today, in the border town of brownsville seven people were killed when they were run down by an suv as they waited for a bus near a shelter for migrants guad venegas has details. >> reporter: the horrific aftermath on the streets of brownsville, texas just miles from the southern border after police say a man plowed his car into a group of pedestrians waiting at a bus stop, killing seven and injuring at least 11 others migrants are among the dead >> a gray land rover disregarded the red light and ran over several individuals standing at a bus stop across the street from our local homeless shelter. >> reporter: the shelter is a partner of cathoholic charitieies. >> t they were from venezuela. ththey were alall young memen that had alrlready beenen there for a a day oror two and hadad contacted ththei families and

what's your response to the latest massacre in allen, texas?ay. >> i'm going to pick up with a prior guest who talked about comments from ken paxton saying we just need more security guards and that thing. it looks like the shooter was a trained security guard. stop listening to the liars. for far too many years, we have listened to people like ken paxton who have said, more guns solve problems. it was a lie. they conned america. it's not true. listen, my daughter would be 20 years old in july. looking right now at this problem, the context of her 20-year life. i want to go back 20 years. 20 years ago, we had 200 million weapons in america. we now have over 400 million plus ghost guns. we have more than doubled. 20 years ago, ar-15 sales were less than 2% of all guns sold. they are now 25%. stop listening to the liars, because everything you need to know to understand gun violence is what i just told you. the question is, how did we get here? it's through all the lies, all the my all the bs slogans that we listened to the lobby and their enable

you also have the gunman and allen, texas, killed eight people who had ss and swastika tattoos. i think, again, an act of sort of fascist violence. do we know if this guy was associated with any other groups? does it seem like a lone wolf situation? what we know? >> not yet. investigators are looking into whether he left a trail of evidence on social media. they are searching as one to see if there are any writings or materials that he left behind. but since you mentioned the baltimore planned attack and the shooting and allen, texas, i think a very important and very concerning thing that we saw in the aftermath of this attempted attack was the reaction on social media. we are immediately saw right-wing accounts jump on a narrative that this was a false flag attack, that this was another psyop, similar to what happened in allen, texas. and i'd be remiss if i didn't mention that a lot of this narrative was spreading on twitter, where twitter's owner elon musk has not only trafficked and conspiracy theories about what happened in allen, texas, but created a platform where users c

he was the state representative who actually serves this city of allen, texas. he coauthored the 2021 texas carrie bill. leach, last night, said thoughts and prayers after making it easier for people to have guns in public. first, this guy, greg abbott who in 2015 said he was embarrassed that texas was the number tuesday in the nation for new gun purchases and demanded that texan start arming themselves as quickly as possible. abbott put out the empty statement of thoughts and prayers as well, and said the attack was evidence of a mental health crisis in america. greg abbott, that guy, that same governor, caught $211 million in texas mental health some funding in 2022 alone. how about this guy, daniel patrick? that is abbott's lieutenant governor, who was one of the pioneers of the door control movement. remember that one? it was asserting that guns were the issue at the heart of school shootings in our country, the number of doors these school has is the real danger. if only we could guard the doors. to be clear, we are not saying these individuals are responsib

the scene here is still a massive crime scene, as investigators have kept this outlet mall in allen, texas, shut down throughout the entire day. the city of allen just announced a little while ago that they will begin allowing people to come here to retrieve their cars later tonight. but there are still dozens if not several hundred cars there inside that parking lot. we have also been trying to piece together to give people a better understanding of how all this unfolded. you saw in that video where you see the dashcam video of the gunman arriving here at the scene. based on witness interviews we have done over the last two days of reporting on this, we can show you this map that shows a building that is essentially inside this parking lot area, it on stand-alone structure. you can see on this map the path that was taken by the gunman, around the northeastern corner of that building and then ending where he was shot and killed by an allen police officer. so that is kind of gives you a sense of just how long this lasted. several hundred yards this gunman was able to maneuver and through th

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there were eight people that died in allen, texas. three family members left a little six-year-old with no one. two sisters, this is what the sinister evil man did. he did it with a gun. we must come back to this congress and do something that is going to make a difference. i hope the senate can pick it up and realize that we cannot live in this country any more in the reckless killing and violence that is perpetrated on our americans. with that, i yield and i thank the gentlelady for yielding. mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: it is my privilege to yield to the honorable donald payne from new jersey. mr. payne: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to begin by thanking congresswoman mccormick and congressman jackson for holding this special order hour. last week, our nation was shocked by the acts of horrific violence in allen, texas and eight souls were lost unnecessarily. how many killings must we endure? we are here tonight to send a message that we must keep guns out of the hands of criminals and would be-be terrorists and we must expand backgr

casey siegel has more from allen, texas. the country rocked on saturday by another mass shooting this time at a sprawling outlet mall in a dallas suburb. police say a man pulled into the parking lot and started firing at random. an officer put an end to the violence, but not before multiple people were killed. he heard gunshots located the gunshot. located the shooter. neutralized the shooter. neutral neutralized the threat. witnesses say the victims included children. several others remain hospitalized, some in critical condition. the gunman reportedly wore tactical gear and was armed with an ar 15 style rifle. a motive for the attack is still unclear, but shoppers inside them all at the time, described the terrifying moments when they heard gunshots. hop hop. and we saw sparks flying like it was right in front of us. everybody ran to the back of his short. my sister. hundreds of people either hit in place or ran out as the mall was evacuated those who lived through it still in shock and disbelief. it's kind of a lot to tak

ed lavandera is there in allen, texas. i understand you have just learned new information about the suspected gunman. what are you learning? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. a senior law enforcement source confirms to our josh campbell that the suspect in this case has been identified as 33-year-old mauricio garcia, who lives in dallas. we were in the neighborhood where we were told by neighbors and this -- we were at an address that matches garcia's parents and we were told by about a half dozen neighbors that we spoke with this morning in that neighborhood that about an hour after the shooting took place here at the outlet mall in allen, texas, that investigators, which included fbi and dallas police officers were in that neighborhood speaking with the family of mauricio garcia and that that lasted for several hours. at one point they had the entire street blocked off in that area as many people were trying to figure out where this law enforcement and why this law enforcement presence was there. many of the neighbors had no i

texas. police are on the scene of an active shooter in an outlet mall in allen. that's about 25 miles north of dallas. the -- began coming around in 5:30 pm eastern time. there are reports of multiple casualties but nbc news has not confirmed a number. the city of allen issued a public safety alert warning residents to stay away from the allen premium outlets. we've seen what appears to be hundreds of people walking out with their hands up, presumably to indicate to authorities outside they are not a threat. frank figliuzzi, i want to bring you in here and ask, as you watch this unfold, which questions remain for you? >> the question is, obviously, is this contained? it's the shooter identified? and either apprehended or deceased? there are signs that that could be the case here in -- in terms of the tone and pace we are seeing now. that has changed drastically over the co what is the toll? for the casualties? how many? who are they? and then everybody has the same question. why? why did this happen? and then, of course, alicia menendez, there is the larger quest

we begin this morning with the mass shooting over the weekend at an outlet mall in allen, texas. source telling cnn investigators now believe the attack that killed eight and wounded at least seven hours was connected to right-wing extremism. in addition to this audio, disturbing video of the initial moments of the saturday attack captured on this rear view cam. you can see the gunman get out of the vehicle, we've frozen the image at the moment the shooting begins. >> we basically turned to watch. and as we were watching, the shooter goes right across -- he's not running, but he's in a deliberate assault-type move. and he either had an m-16 or an m-4, he was firing, and shot about four or five shots as he proceeded towards the hamburger place. i don't know who will he shot. a few moments later, we saw a police officer come across in front of us, like he was in pursuit of the individual. >> officials identified the gunman sunday afternoon as 33-year-old mauricio garcia, he was shot dead by an allen police officer who happened to be at the mall on another call. more now from cnn's

ed lavandera is on the scene in allen, texas. i understand you have learned new details, even though a law enforcement agent said they're not going to have a press conference today? >> reporter: it's a stunning announcement. we've reached out to get clarity as to when there might be some sort of briefing regarding this shooting, but authorities did not take any questions yesterday and we continue to try to get official answers from authorities here in allen, texas. we'll continue to do that. let kme get to the latest. a senior law enforcement source has confirmed to cnn that the gunman and the suspect is 33-year-old mauricio of dallas. we were told the motivation was perhaps right-wing extremism. according to the information that we're now able to report is that the suspect was found with insignia on his clothing that led rwds, which authorities believe might stand for right wing death squad. that is some of the preliminary information we're getting as to some sort of possible motivation in all of this. here as investigators at t