Authorities have identified three children among the eight victims shot dead in the Texas Mall shooting over the weekend.
The Texas Department of Public Safety released the identity of the Allen Premium Outlets shooting victim in an update to its investigation Monday. An 8-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy were killed in the shooting, officials said.
CBS News Texas reported that the two girls were sisters attending Cheri Cox Elementary School. CBS News reported that the school district sent a letter to parents explaining the “heartbreaking situation.”
“Words cannot express our sadness at the loss of our students. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mendoza family, the families of the victims, and all those affected by this senseless tragedy.” .
CBS News also reported that the girl’s mother was injured in the shooting and is hospitalized.
The parents of the three-year-old victim, Kyu Sung Cho, 37, and Cindy Cho, 35, were also identified as victims of the shooting.according to go fund me The couple’s six-year-old son, who was set up in honor of the family, was injured in the shooting but eventually survived after being released from the ICU.
The GoFundMe page reads, “An afternoon that was supposed to be filled with light, love and celebration was unfortunately cut short by another shooting that left eight people dead.” 19-year-old James was one of the victims who lost his life tragically, and the family is grieving deeply. is.”
The remaining victim that authorities identified in the shooting was 23-year-old Christian Lecoeur.
Elio Cumana-Rivas, 32 years old, Aishwarya Thatikonda, 26 years old. family told CNN He works as a security guard at a mall and describes him as “a kind and caring young man who was much loved by our family.”
The suspect in the shooting was shot dead by police officers who were responding to an unrelated incident at the mall when they heard gunshots. Authorities have identified the suspect as Mauricio Garcia, 33, whose extremist social posts on his media are under investigation by investigators.
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