Allen mall shooting: Everything we know about what happened



Here’s everything we know about the Allen outlet mall shooting, as of Monday morning.

Nine people died, including the suspect, in a shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, May 6.

According to officials, the shooting occurred at about 3:36 p.m. at Allen Premium Outlets, 820 W. Stacy Road.

Witnesses told WFAA they saw the shooter, who was reportedly dressed in all black, near the location of the Fatburger restaurant in the mall complex. Witnesses also described seeing the shooting begin in front of the H&M store at the outlet mall.

The Allen Police Department confirmed that an officer who was responding to an unrelated incident in the area heard the gunshots and ran toward them. The department said that officer “neutralized” the shooter and called for emergency personnel.

“He heard gunshots, located the gunshots, located the shooter, neutralized the shooter, neutralized the threat,” Allen police Chief Brian Harvey said. “We believe at this point the shooter acted alone.”

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