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tanyev

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22. His victims were all Asian or Hispanic except for the security guard,
Tue May 9, 2023, 05:59 PM
May 2023

but the area is not known to be an Asian or Hispanic area like other parts of the Metroplex are. And there’s no indication so far that the shooter was familiar with Allen. His parent’s house and the residence hotel where he lived are in the north part of Dallas, quite a ways from where the shooting happened.

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Conservative keep saying our current gun laws are good enough IronLionZion May 2023 #1
Actually, Hank, the big problem is how someone everybody knew was off the rails got and stayed armed marble falls May 2023 #2
... Faux pas May 2023 #3
Motive is unclear on a man who had Swastikas' and SS Runes tattooed on him? Chainfire May 2023 #4
Seems Clear To Me, Too ProfessorGAC May 2023 #5
I think he targeted Asians or Hispanics lapfog_1 May 2023 #12
Thought The Same ProfessorGAC May 2023 #14
A Fuckin.. Men! Traildogbob May 2023 #7
+1 n/t area51 May 2023 #30
Bless your heart TexasDem69 May 2023 #6
Oh! Legally obtained! Nothing to see here, then, folks! Legally obtained. Aristus May 2023 #8
This goes against what the NRA always claimed: louis-t May 2023 #17
Another one for the never-ending list PSPS May 2023 #9
Immaterial. Grins May 2023 #10
Another shooter, another batch of legally obtained weapons. Initech May 2023 #11
Legally obtained in Texas? pwb May 2023 #13
As motive remains unclear? catrose May 2023 #15
Motive? How about too much hate talk media in his brain? GreenWave May 2023 #16
You can literally buy moniss May 2023 #18
It occurred to me that the design of this mall creates a lot of pedestrian traffic- tanyev May 2023 #19
Is it possible he targeted Asians? yardwork May 2023 #20
His victims were all Asian or Hispanic except for the security guard, tanyev May 2023 #22
Allen, Texas is 50% white, 21% Asian, 12% Latino, 9% Black IronLionZion May 2023 #24
I noticed that too BumRushDaShow May 2023 #21
Yeah, Hank, really hard to figure out the SS lightning bolt tattoo in terms of motive . . . hatrack May 2023 #23
"Legally obtained" in Texas just means -- pay with cash or card, no background check required n/t f_townsend May 2023 #25
Exactly SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #26
Domestic terrorists in plain sight They_Live May 2023 #27
Good guys w guns WcoastO May 2023 #28
No rules in TX means almost any gun is legally obtained. Lucky Luciano May 2023 #29
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