On Saturday, May 6, a mass shooting occurred in the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, killing at least eight people.
Many more were injured and are currently seeking medical attention in hospitals. According to authorities, the alleged shooter, Mauricio Garcia, was shot and killed by an officer in the mall.
Mauricio Garcia
Although law enforcement has not publicly published the names of the eight people killed in the incident, President Joe Biden stated on Sunday that children were among the deceased.
However, victims’ families and school officials have begun to identify their loved ones who were sadly killed.
Family members confirmed to TGtrends that one of the victims in the Allen shooting was Christian LaCour, a 20-year-old security guard who was on duty at the time.
Christian lived in the nearby city of Farmersville in Collin County, east of Allen, according to his family.
Tracye Norris LaCour, Christian’s mother, claimed on Facebook that the family is crushed by the death of her baby, her light, and her tranquility. She sought prayers and family time to grieve.
Aishwarya Thatikonda is an Indian actress.
According to TGtrends, Aishwarya Thatikonda was among those who were killed in the shooting. Aishwarya, a McKinney resident who worked as an engineer, had family in India.
According to a family representative, Aishwarya was with a friend at the outlet mall at the time of the event. Unfortunately, Aishwarya died, but her buddy was injured and is now in stable condition in the hospital.
Aishwarya Thatikonda was nicknamed “Rowdy” by her classmates because of her brave and confident personality. She was always willing to help her pals, whether it was with their academic backlogs or donating finances to their non-governmental groups.
Aishwarya was born in Hyderabad’s Saroornagar neighborhood and worked as a project manager for Perfect General Contractors LLC in Texas. Her family was grieved by the news of her death, and her father, Narsi Reddy, a judge in the Rangareddy district court, was also greatly impacted.
According to the same spokesperson, the family wishes to transport her body back to India.
Daniela and Sofia Mendoza
The Wylie Independent School District sent an email to their community on Monday alerting them of the awful news of the deaths of two elementary school kids in a shooting.
The two sisters were identified as Daniela Mendoza, a fourth-grader, and Sofia Mendoza, a second-grader, according the district.
According to Wylie ISD, their mother, Ilda, is currently in critical condition.
According to an email from the Wylie Independent School District, Krista Wilson, principal of Cox Elementary School, referred to the two girls as “rays of sunshine.”
The district is enabling parents to notify their children about the Mendoza sisters’ death. Furthermore, its counseling services provide students, faculty, and families with support, resources, and guidance.
The district wrote in an email that Daniela and Sofia’s memory will be treasured and will not be forgotten. The region also encouraged parents to display their passion for their children by hugging and kissing them.
James Cho, Kyu, and Cindy
Cindy, Kyu, William, and James Cho went to the Allen outlet mall in North Texas on Saturday, May 6th. William had just turned six days before, and James was three.
They were there to swap garments for a new size that William had received for his birthday.
An afternoon that should have been full with light, joy, and celebration was tragically cut short by another mass shooting massacre that killed eight people.
Cindy, Kyu, and three-year-old James were among those who unfortunately died, and the family is in tremendous grief.
After being released from the intensive care unit, their six-year-old son William is the lone survivor of this heinous incident.
The family, who were all citizens of the United States, lived in Dallas. According to media reports, a man entered a vehicle in front of the outlet mall at 3:36 p.m. on Saturday and immediately began firing rounds at pedestrians.
Elio Cumana-Rivas
The DPS has identified a victim, Elio Cumana-Rivas, 32, who died in the Texas shooting.
Cumana-Rivas was a Dallas resident, according to DPS.