Investigators in Texas are exploring the potential neo-Nazi
and white supremacist beliefs of the gunman who killed eight people in a mass
shooting at a shopping mall in Allen. The shooter, identified as Mauricio
Garcia, 33, drove to the Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday afternoon and opened
fire on innocent shoppers with an AR-15-style rifle. Eight people died in the
attack, including three members of a family. The motive for the attack is unknown,
but the gunman was wearing a patch reading "RWDS," standing for
"Right Wing Death Squad," as he carried out the rampage. Garcia, an
Army veteran who worked as a security guard, reportedly posted neo-Nazi and
white supremacist content online. Among the victims were Christian LaCour, a
20-year-old security guard at the mall, Aishwarya Thatikonda, an engineer who
was shopping at the time, and parents Cindy and Kyu Cho, as well as their
three-year-old son James.
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