Eight people killed by gunman in Texas mall

Kathmandu: Eight people were killed in a shooting at an outlet mall near Dallas, and seven victims are being treated at trauma facilities, officials said Saturday night.

The gunman, who authorities believe was acting alone, is also dead. Allen, Texas, Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said that at least nine people were sent to hospitals. ‘Of those that we transported, two have since died. Three are in critical surgery, and four are stable,’ said Boyd.

A Dallas-area medical group says it was treating victims as young as 5 years old.

Video from above the scene showed hundreds of shoppers exiting the area, many holding their hands up. The aerial footage appeared to show at least three bodies covered by sheets outside the mall.

The mass shooting in Allen is the latest in a relentless series of gun violence across the United States that has brought terror to supermarkets, schools, hospitals and other places typically considered safe.

It comes just days after a gunman became enraged during a visit to an Atlanta medical facility, allegedly shooting dead at least one person with a handgun and injuring four others before he was caught hours later.

The attack is one of at least 199 mass shootings this year in the US with four or more people shot, excluding a gunman, according to the Gun Violence Archive.