Mass Shooting in Texas, USA... Including 3 Members of a Korean-American Family
Gunfire Incident in Texas Suburb on the 6th (Local Time)
8 Dead and 7 Injured
Recently, a mass shooting occurred at a shopping mall in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, USA, resulting in 8 victims, including a Korean-American family of three.
According to the Dallas branch office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston on the 7th (local time), a Korean-American couple in their 30s, Mr. Jo and Ms. Kang, and their 3-year-old child were shot and killed at the scene of the shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets in the Dallas suburbs around 3:36 p.m. the previous day. Their other child, a 5-year-old, was seriously injured and was transferred to a hospital on the same day for treatment.
On the 7th (local time), residents are placing crosses at the entrance of the Premium Outlets store in Allen, Dallas, Texas, USA, in memory of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred the previous day. On the 6th, a shooting incident at the shopping mall resulted in at least nine deaths, including the suspect. Photo by EPA·Yonhap News
View original imageAll members of this family hold U.S. citizenship. Local Korean media reported that the couple were both professionals and had a good reputation in the community.
According to local U.S. media, on the 6th, a man opened fire immediately after getting out of his car in the parking lot in front of the outlet, killing a total of 8 people and injuring at least 7 others.
The perpetrator was a 33-year-old man named Mauricio Garcia, who was shot and killed by police at the scene. Prior to this, a police officer who had responded to another call at the mall rushed to the scene and engaged in a gunfight, ultimately subduing the suspect. Local police are treating this as a lone-wolf attack.
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The motive for the crime has not yet been revealed, but it has been reported that he was involved in far-right extremist activities on social media, raising the possibility that this was a hate crime. CNN cited sources saying that the deceased suspect was wearing a patch with the letters "RWDS" on his clothing. This acronym stands for "Right Wing Death Squad," which is known to represent a far-right group.
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