Texas mall shooting: Nine dead, three in critical condition
At least nine people are dead, including the suspected shooter, after the gunman opened fire at a busy mall outside Dallas, officials announced Saturday.
The Allen fire department said they found seven dead upon arrival at the scene
and transported nine victims to a medical facility, fire chief Jonathan Boyd announced at a press conference.
and transported nine victims to a medical facility, fire chief Jonathan Boyd announced at a press conference.
An Allen Police officer was in the area on an unrelated call when he heard shots at 3:36 p.m., the police department wrote on Facebook.
“The officer engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat. He then called for emergency personnel.
Nine victims were transported to local hospitals by Allen Fire Department,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post. “There is no longer an active threat.”
The Collin County Sheriff said the shooter is dead, WFAA reported.
A dispatcher with Allen police confirmed the department was investigating a shooting after calls about shots being fired came in at around 3:40 p.m.
A video shared on social media shows people running through a parking lot as gunfire could be heard in the background.
Allen is located in north central Texas, approximately 25 miles north of downtown Dallas. It is the fourth largest city in Collin County.