The man who killed eight people at a Texas mall had neo-Nazi and racist beliefs. This was reported to the Washington Post by informed sources. The killer was identified as Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old. Police have not yet given a reason for the massacre and have not scheduled any press conferences for today. According to sources, the man was wearing a T-shirt that read “Right Wing Death Squad.” In addition to the assault rifle and ammunition he was carrying, several guns were found in his car. According to the Washington Post, Garcia was living in a Dallas hotel at the time of the attack.
Shocking video of shootings at a Texas mall
A Saturday afternoon shopping with family and friends at a mall turned into a nightmare for thousands of people in Texas. Another mass shooting in the United States took place on the outskirts of Dallas, the second bloodiest after the Chinese New Year massacre in California: eight people massacred, perhaps even children, and nine wounded by a killer in war gear, armed with an automatic rifle, who in turn was killed by a hero cop who avoided an even higher toll. The latest episode of gun violence in America began around 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Allen’s Outlet, a massive mall with over 100 stores and thousands of visitors every weekend. A man in his 30s, dressed in dark military fatigues, gets out of his gray car in the mall’s parking lot, buckles his Ar-15 and begins firing randomly at the crowd, according to a shocking video shared on Twitter is spread. It has plenty of ammo and over 60 rounds from its automatic weapon. “It was continuous,” said a witness who heard loud sounds “of explosions” from inside the mall. There is panic, as documented by the images on social media of hundreds of people fleeing or seeking refuge. Luckily, a cop who was at the mall on another call notices the attacker and leaves him cold, avoiding an even more serious carnage. He then calls for backup, fearing the killer might have accomplices, in the end it won’t be, but there’s still the drama of eight people killed, perhaps including children, and nine hospitalized between the ages of 5 and 61. The killer’s identity and motive remain a mystery. Local police and the FBI searched a home on the outskirts of Dallas where the attacker was believed to have lived with his parents. The agents interviewed relatives and neighbors, and at one point asked for the intervention of a translator. Joe Biden ordered the flags at half-mast on public buildings until May 11 to commemorate the victims and for the umpteenth time defined the massacre as “a senseless act”. “I again urge Congress to pass legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and requiring background checks on gun buyers. We don’t need more to protect our communities.” was the appeal of the American President, who since the beginning of his term of office he has been pushing in vain for the “weapons of war” to be removed from American streets. There have been over 200 mass shootings in the US since the beginning of the year. The last one was four days ago in an Atlanta hospital, but the list is very long. Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of one of the most permissive states when it comes to the use of weapons, announced that he would visit the site of the massacre and spoke of an “indescribable tragedy”. However, he did not mention stricter identity checks and stricter limits. For Abbott and most Republicans or gun rights advocates, the problem is the mental health of gun owners. A concept he also voiced after the massacre at Uvalde primary school. Since then there have been hundreds of massacres, one of the last ever in Texas, when a man who used to shoot for fun in his yard decided to massacre neighbors who had asked him for some quiet to house their child.
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