Texas shooting kills eight

The scene is chilling. On images, the killer gets out of the car and immediately opens fire on passers-by. Close shots at regular intervals, Saturday, May 6, in the parking lot of a shopping center in Allen, Texas (United States), where customers came to shop. They take cover behind cars and flee. The shooting left eight people dead and seven injured, including children and teenagers. The crowd is evacuated, then filtered by the police. “We heard shots, saw lights and we took refuge in the store, closing the door“says a woman.

The shot shooter

The shooter was shot by a police officer. “At 3:36 p.m., our agent was present for another call. He heard gunshots, located the gunshots, located the shooter, neutralized the shooter“Said Brian Harvey, the Allen police chief. According to the first elements of the investigation, the man would have acted alone. His identity has not been released by the authorities, although he is identified by the FBI. Flags will be flown at half-mast on the facades of federal buildings.”I again call on Congress to pass a law banning assault rifles,” Joe Biden said in a statement. Since the beginning of the year, 195 mass killings have been recorded in the United States.