Cho family: William, Cindy, James and Kyu; Mendoza family: Ilda, Alex, Sofia and Daniela.Photo: gofundme (2)
Eight people were murdered and seven others were injuredat an outlet mall Saturday afternoon after a gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire on a crowd of unassuming shoppers in Allen, Texas, say police.
The mass shooting took place at the Allen Premium Outlets, outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to authorities.
The shooter has since been identified as Dallas native Mauricio Garcia, who police suspect sympathized with neo-Nazi and White supremacist beliefs, according to his past social media posts, theAssociated Pressreports.
Below are the victims of the horrific attack:
Cindy, Kyu and James Cho
Cindy, Kyu, William and James Cho.gofundme
KDFW reports William is the only surviving member of the family of four and is recovering in the ICU.
Daniela and Sofia Mendoza
The Mendoza family.gofundme
According to NBC News, sisters Daniela and Sofia were also killed in Saturday’s mass shooting.
Citing the Wylie Independent School District, the outlet reports Daniela, a 4th grader, and Sofia, a 2nd grader, attended Cox Elementary School in Sachse, Texas, where the school’s principal called the girls “rays of sunshine.”
The girls' mother, Ilda Mendoza, remains in critical condition.
Christian LaCour, 20
Christian Lacour.gofundme
The 20-year-old mall security guard was shot to death while on the job.
Max Weiss, a mall store employee, said, “Every time he was in the store, it felt safer. He brought laughter and joy and always knew what to say.”
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Aishwarya Thatikonda, 27
Aishwarya Thatikonda, 27, was in the U.S. on a work visa employed as a project manager for a contracting company when she was shot to death, her India-based family says, perCBS News.
According to the outlet, the family is arranging for her remains to be transported back to India.
source: people.com
