Gunman Kills 8 In Rampage At Texas Outlet Mall In Nations 200th Mass Shooting Of 2023
At least eight people were killed and seven more were injured when a shooter opened fire into a crowd at a suburban Dallas outlet mall on Saturday. This attack pushed the total number of mass shootings in the US this year to 200.
Three or more of the survivors are in grave condition. A nearby police officer instantly intervened and shot the gunman dead.
Police and witnesses initially reported that a shooter arrived in a gray Honda Accord at the Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, roughly 30 miles outside of downtown Dallas. The unidentified man started shooting at pedestrians outside the renowned outlet mall, which is home to a number of luxury retailers like Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, and Ann Taylor.
President Biden had been briefed about the shooting, according to the White House, and the administration had provided assistance to local officials. Greg Abbott, a Republican governor of Texas who has eased gun controls in the wake of previous school shootings, termed it a “unspeakable tragedy.”
Following mass shootings in Chico, California, and Columbus, Ohio, on a day when many Americans were concentrating on the Kentucky Derby and the summer-like weather, Saturday’s massacre was the third in the US that day. An examination of the Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University mass killing database shows that mass killings are occurring in the United States at an alarmingly high rate this year—about one per week on average. There have already been 22 mass homicides in the United States in 2023.