The gunman who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall appears to have been targeting the location rather than specific people, though he harbored “neo-Nazi ideation.” He had no criminal history and wasn’t on law enforcement’s radar before the shooting.
Garcia, 33, legally obtained the eight weapons he brought to Allen Premium Outlets — three on his body and five in his car, Sibley said., the gunman fantasized about race wars on social media and shared photos of the mall in the Dallas suburb. He spewed violent references, including ones that disparaged Asians, and referenced “the noble war” — a phrase used by white supremacists to describe their belief that a race war is coming. The gunman previously trained to join the U.S.
“Even if he couldn’t have purchased these firearms legally, he probably could have obtained them illegally or used some other vehicle — literally, a vehicle — to perpetrate something similar,” Sibley replied.Investigators were still probing the shooter’s white supremacist ideology, which Sibley said was shown by patches and tattoos on his body, among other clues.
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