Texas mall shooter's 8 weapons were legally obtained, authorities say, as motive remains unclear

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Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of the shooting’s aftermath.

Allen, Texas CNN — The weapons brought to the attack on random shoppers at the outlet mall in Allen, Texas, were all legally obtained, Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Hank Sibley told reporters at a Tuesday news conference. He said the gunman had eight weapons with him: three on his person and five in his vehicle.

Authorities have said gunman Mauricio Garcia, 33, started firing an AR-15-style rifle – a weapon of choice among US mass shooters – in the parking lot of Allen Premium Outlets before making his way through the complex as shoppers and employees ran for cover, authorities said.

An Allen police officer on a nearby call responded and fatally shot Garcia. Sibley said the massacre was over with the shooter down just three to four minutes after the horror began. Investigators are looking at the gunman’s electronics and social media, trying to figure out what prompted the second-deadliest massacre in the United States this year.

“The big question that we’re dealing with right now is what’s his motive, why did he do this?” Sibley said. “Well, the big question is, we don’t know. That’s what the investigation is trying to find out.” Sibley said preliminary evidence shows the shooter targeted the mall, but not specific individuals.

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Texas mall shooter's weapons were legally obtained, authorities say, as motive remains unclear

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of the shooting’s aftermath.

Allen, Texas CNN — [Breaking news update, published at 3:24 p.m.]

The weapons used in the attack on the outlet mall in Allen, Texas, were all legally obtained, Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Hank Sibley told reporters at a Tuesday news conference.

He said the gunman had eight weapons with him: three on his person and five in his vehicle.

“The big question that we’re dealing with right now is what’s his motive, why did he do this?” Sibley said. “Well, the big question is, we don’t know. That’s what the investigation is trying to find out.”