| 2023 Allen, Texas mall shooting | |
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 Location of shooting in Texas | |
| Location | Allen, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°07′58″N 96°39′39″W / 33.1327°N 96.6608°W |
| Date | May 6, 2023 3:36 – 3:40 p.m. (UTC−5) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapons | AR-15 style rifle[1] |
| Deaths | 9 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 7 |
| Perpetrator | Mauricio Martinez Garcia[2] |
| Motive | Unknown |
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On May 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Allen Premium Outlets, an outlet center in Allen, Texas, United States. Nine people, including the perpetrator, were killed during the shooting, the youngest of whom was a three-year-old boy, and seven others were injured.[3] The perpetrator was fatally shot by a police officer already in the area on an unrelated call.[4]
The shooter, 33-year-old Mauricio Martinez Garcia, was a far-right extremist, although his specific motive for the spree killings was not clear.[5] Martinez Garcia's extensive online writings showed that he self-radicalized, adopting and promoting white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and incel ideologies, and posting hateful comments against women, Jews and racial minorities in the lead-up to the attack.[5][6][7][8][9] He committed the massacre while wearing a tactical vest embroidered with a "RWDS" ("Right Wing Death Squad") patch. His body was tattooed with fascist symbols including SS lightning bolts and a large swastika.[10][11]
- ^ Killough, Ashley; Allen, Keith (May 6, 2023). "Photo appears to show gunman's AR-15 style weapon, body armor, and extra magazines". CNN. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Dienst, Jonathan; Siemaszko, Corky; Dilanian, Ken (May 7, 2023). "What we know about the slain Texas mall massacre suspect Mauricio Garcia". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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- ^ a b Allen Gunman's Writings Reveal a Disturbed, Hateful Man—But No Clear Motive, Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism (May 10, 2023).
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NBCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nawaz, Amna; Dubnow, Shoshana (May 9, 2023). "Investigators reveal details about Texas outlet mall gunman's extremist views". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Dey, Sneha (May 9, 2023). "Allen mall shooting alarms Asian Texans as authorities search for gunman's motive". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Gais, Hannah; Hayden, Michael Edison; Janik, Rachel; Squire, Megan (May 8, 2023). "Allen, Texas, Killer Posted Neo-Nazi, Incel Content Online". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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