A gunman shot and killed nine people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday (May 6), police said.
The gunman, whom authorities said they believe acted alone, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, the city’s police chief Brian Harvey said at a press conference.
Allen fire department chief Jon Boyd told the same press conference that his department took at least nine victims with gunshot wounds to area hospitals, two of whom died.
Medical City Healthcare, which runs 16 hospitals in the area, said in a statement that its trauma centres were treating some wounded victims, who ranged in age from five to 61. The hospital did not say what condition they were in.
Authorities initially thought there might have been a second shooter at Allen Premium Outlets, a sprawling shopping complex 40km north of Dallas, CNN said.
Police combed through stores in the mall, and photos and drone video from the scene showed shoppers and store employees rushing into parking lots.
Harvey later said police believe the unidentified shooter, who CNN said was wearing tactical gear, “acted alone”.
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