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Texas police release video of officer grabbing weapon and running toward outlet mall as gunman killed eight, injuring seven shoppers, before he’s neutralized by a cop

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Shocking bodycam footage shows cop grab assault rifle and run toward Texas outlet mall as gunman unleashes barrage of bullets on shoppers&comma; killing eight&comma; before he was stopped <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Mauricio Garcia&comma; 33&comma; killed eight people May 6&comma; outside the H&amp&semi;M store at the Premium Outlets in Allen&comma; Texas<&sol;strong> <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Amid the chaotic scene&comma; video showcaseed the fusilad of gunfire that Garcia fired at innocent families and children<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Eight people at the mall&comma; including six children&comma; were killed in the massacre at the mall in Allen <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Seven others were injured&comma; before h<&sol;strong>e was shot dead at the scene by a responding cop <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;291b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Fatalities were identified as Daniela Mendoza&comma; 10&comma; Sofia Mendoza&comma; 8&comma; Kyu Cho&comma; 37&comma; his wife Cindy Kang&comma; 35&comma; with their son James&comma; 3&comma; Elio Cumana-Rivas&comma; 32&comma; Aishwarya Thatikonda&comma; 27&comma; and Christian LaCour&comma; 20&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Police in Allen&comma; Texas&comma; released body camera video Wednesday&comma; showing one of its officers kindly reminding children to buckle seat belts moments before sprinting after&comma; and killing mass shooter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;06&sol;Mauricio-Garcia-3-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-443963" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"1122"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Gunman Mauricio Garcia&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was shot dead at the scene after he killed eight people at the Premium Outlet mall in Allen&comma; Texas on May 6&comma; 2023<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The just released bodycam footage shows a police officer grab an assault rifle and run towards a mall in Allen&comma; Texas&comma; as a gunman&comma; later identified as Mauricio Garcia&comma; unleashed a barrage of bullets on shoppers&period; <br>Garcia&comma; 33&comma; killed eight people including children on May 6&comma; outside H&amp&semi;M in Allen Premium Outlets in Allen&comma; Texas&comma; before he was shot dead at the scene by one of the responding officers&period; <br>Horrifying clips now reveal how the first police officer on the scene screamed at onlookers and raced towards the danger in a bid to neutralize the situation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;EqpOSKmwSVs" title&equals;"YouTube video player" frameborder&equals;"0" allow&equals;"accelerometer&semi; autoplay&semi; clipboard-write&semi; encrypted-media&semi; gyroscope&semi; picture-in-picture&semi; web-share" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Bodycam footage of recorded by Allen polic who shot and killed mass shooter Mauricio Garcia in a rampage that killed 8 and injured 7 at the Allen Primium outlets&comma; in Allen&comma; Texas on May 6<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Multiple deafening gunshots&comma; fired by Garcia at innocent families and children&comma; can be heard in the background while sirens from first responders can be heard from afar&period; <br>The officer who was wearing the recording bodycam rushes over to the scene&comma; and starts firing bullets at the gunman from behind a pillar&period; Bullet casings from his gun can be seen flying on to the ground while he receives information from backup teams&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;06&sol;image-54&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-443962" width&equals;"830" height&equals;"978"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Garcia&comma; dressed in SWAT gear with a semi-automatic rile at his side&comma; is seen laying dead outside another Allen store&comma; a few dozen feet from the H&amp&semi;M<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Realizing he had the shooter down&comma; the officer is heard talking into his radio&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Shots fired by police&period; I&&num;8217&semi;ve got him down&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>The cop then screams into the direction of Garcia&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Drop the gun&excl;&&num;8217&semi;<br>He then repeats&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I got him down&&num;8217&semi; before shouting out loud&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Get away from there&excl; Get away&excl;&&num;8217&semi;<br>The officer continues to run towards Garcia &&num;8211&semi; who by this point is on the ground &&num;8211&semi; as the officer continues to shout directions through his radio&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;06&sol;Police-shoot-Mauricio-Garcia-dead-in-Allen-TX-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-443965" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"472"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Terrifying new bodycam footage has showed a cop grab an assault rifle and run towards a Texas mall as a gunman&comma; later identified as Mauricio Garcia&comma; unleashed a barrage of bullets on shoppers<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey&comma; commenting on the new footage that was released over a month after the incident&comma; said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;This video shows how quickly a routine interaction with the public turned into a life-and-death situation&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;The officer recognized the danger&comma; ran toward the gunfire and neutralized the threat – and for his actions&comma; the Allen community is forever grateful&period;&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;06&sol;image-55&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-443972" width&equals;"844" height&equals;"460"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>The shooting happened at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen&comma; a small suburb north of Dallas&comma; and saw at least eight people killed<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Police decided to release the footage worn by the officer who first responded to the gunfire after a grand jury ruled that the use of deadly force in this instance was justified under Texas law&period;<br>The cop&comma; who is unnamed&comma; killed Garcia after he had already shot dead multiple civilians&period;  <br><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;news&sol;article-12058553&sol;Hero-store-associate-sacrificed-life-save-shoppers-hid-Texas-mall-shooting&period;html">A stampede of hundreds of shoppers<&sol;a> were seen racing out of the complex while gunfire rained out &&num;8211&semi; as security and police attempted to shepherd them to safety during the terrifying event last month&period;<br>The first shots were fired outside the H&amp&semi;M before the gunman was killed by an unnamed Allen officer at a burger shop a few stores away<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;06&sol;SWAT-at-Allen-Premium-Outlet-Texas-after-mass-shooting-claimed-eight-lives-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-443974" width&equals;"846" height&equals;"555"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Eight people at the mall were killed in the massacre at the Allen Premium Outlets&comma; and seven others were injured&period; The first shots were fired outside the H&amp&semi;M before the gunman was killed by an unnamed Allen officer at a burger shop a few stores away<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;06&sol;Clothing-store-at-Allen-Premium-Outlet-Texas-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-443973" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"1082"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Glass is seen shattered across the sidewalk in front of one of the fashion stores in Allen&comma; where the mass shooting took place just after 3pm on Saturday&comma; May 6<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>People in the store were frantically ushered into lockable rooms&comma; and when they eventually got the all-clear to come out&comma; they saw the broken windows&comma; trails of blood by the door&comma; and bloodied bodies covered in sheets&period;<br>Dashcam video showed gunman Mauricio Garcia getting out of a car and shooting at people on the sidewalk on Saturday afternoon&period; More than three dozen shots could be heard as the vehicle that was recording the video drove off&period;<br>The gunman was using an AR-15-style gun during the mass shooting&comma; and was dressed in full tactical SWAT gear&period;<br>Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd confirmed that seven people died at the scene&comma; including the gunman&comma; and then a further two victims died in hospital&period; Fourth-grader <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;news&sol;article-12061101&sol;PICTURED-Two-elementary-school-aged-sisters-killed-neo-Nazi-Texas-outlet-mall-shooting&period;html">Daniela Mendoza and second-grader Sofia Mendoza<&sol;a> were both shot dead following the rampage in Allan&comma; Texas&period; <br>The Korean Consulate in Dallas confirmed that Kyu Cho&comma; 37&comma; and Cindy Kang&comma; 35 were both killed in the massacre&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;news&sol;article-12058807&sol;Second-victim-Texas-mall-massacre-identified-alongside-20-year-old-security-guard&period;html">along with their three-year-old son James&period; <&sol;a><br>Engineer Aishwarya Thatikonda&comma; 27&comma; and Christian LaCour&comma; 20&comma; who worked as a security guard at the mall&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;news&sol;article-12060619&sol;PICTURED-Mom-dad-son-3-killed-gun-massacre-Texas-outlet-mall&period;html">were also killed in the massacre&period; <&sol;a><br>The final victim was confirmed as Elio Cumana-Rivas&comma; 32&comma; from Dallas&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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